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Betina’s progress – July 2010

Will — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 09:07:52 +0000

The video promised at the last concert is now available so that you can hear how Betina is progressing. Adding the total raised at the last concert this year’s Kampala Music School bursary fund now stands at £250. We will continue to support it with the next concert in November.

Watch the new ABRSM Grade 1 Piano Exam Pieces

Will — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:32:57 +0000

Get the music for the new ABRSM Grade 1 piano exam pieces, delivered free for less than the RRP

Piano Concert raises £150 for Betina’s Lessons

Will — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:22:18 +0000

The piano concert last Saturday raised £150 for the Kampala Music School Bursary fund. A record number of students attended and were performing, 27 in total. Everybody gave it there best shot and though most people were very nervous, they played well. After the presentation of the piano points cup (which arrived just in time thanks to Mrs Hay) piano points and exam certificates were awarded. Half way through the programme we heard our sponsored student from Kampala Music School, Betina play her violin. I have posted videos of three performances from the concert below. If you would like a high-quality video clip of your child’s performance then please send a memory stick in with them to their next lesson.

Certificate Presentation

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Snowflakes (SATB Christmas Carol with piano accompaniment) by Graeme Hopson

Will — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:29:40 +0000

Having worked with this carol for 12 weeks, I have grown to really like it as have members of my choir, the Neston Ecumenical Singers.

The words are by the American, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The composition came about late in 2008 as a result of an annual competition organised by The Longfellow Chorus promoting the poetry of their founder. Graeme Hopson, the composer of this setting was a finalist in the competition with this work.

The score is available direct from the composer or from SibeliusMusic.com

The snowfall motif in the piano accompaniment delicately flutters throughout the snowflakes’ journey described in the lyrics until the ‘troubled sky reveals the grief it feels’. The harmony takes an anguished turn at this point as the heart rate of the choir members increases whilst the parts get a little more challenging to pitch! Effervescent tranquillity returns along with the carefree snowflake motif as the third verse draws to a close with whispered revelations to wood and field.

5-finger Fur Elise

Will — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 01:00:52 +0000

For some beginners, five-finger arrangements of popular pops and classics prove to be more motivational than lesser known tunes serving purely as exercises.
This simplified version of Beethoven’s Fur Elise for the absolute beginner requires only a slight change of finger in bars 9-13 where RH finger 4 moves from D# to E and RH finger 5 moves from E to F. At bar 14 the fingers return to their original position.
Changing the metre from three to four eliminates the need for a pickup bar and though it elongates the rests, it is an easier rhythm to feel and play along with the backing track below.

To download the backing track you will need to right-click on the download link then click save as…

Fur Elise Backing Track

Fur Elise Backing Track (100bpm)

5 finger Fur Elise