Friday Favourites

  Are you enjoying the non-musical joys of Wimbledon this week? I certainly am. However, if things aren’t getting too nailbiting this evening, enjoy some strawberries and cream or a glass of pimms while checking out this little lot…   Write Down the Vision (Music Teacher’s Helper) – Have you Read more…

Review: Viva Forever

The evening choice for my London visit, as promised to my sister as a birthday gift, was Viva Forever touted as “a new musical based on the songs of the Spice Girls”. Where and When: Picadilly Theatre London, Thursday 13 June 2013, 7:30pm The Show I did have a wobble about seeing Read more…

Repertoire Corner

Two lullabies for you this week. Both beautiful, but both very different. Reger – Maria Wiegenleid [ABRSM 5(B); TG Int.Cert.(B); LCM(5)] This song shifts frequently between major and minor tonality so the singer needs to be confident at adjusting between the two. The “chorus” element (“Schlaf kindline…”)of this song needs Read more…