Entertainment? Communication? Inspiration? Background noise? Unification? Self-expression? Emotional release? Income generation? Of course, it can be any and all of those, and you can probably think of more. In time of war, military bands, marching bands and resonant drumbeats have kept soldiers focussed and marching as one. At a dance, people “move to the beat”. …
This is a repeat of a post from Humoresque this time last year, with only relevant details changed. Last year, the title of the post was Performance and Performance Etiquette. Do you remember that Performance is one of the three Ps? If you’ve forgotten the others, you can read the post about it all here. Performance …
Humoresque proudly presents our Christmas Competition music! You’ll need to open Humoresque in your browser to see and download the music chart. You can print it, or keep it available on one of your devices. Competition Week is the week beginning Monday 23rd November. If you do not have a lesson during that week, you …
It’s said that there are four stages to learning. The first stage is Unconscious Incompetence. Not only do you not know what you are supposed to be doing, but you can’t do it anyway. We all start off like this as newborn babies. As we grow we transition to the other stages in different areas …
Most of us do, don’t we? Tender loving care – who wouldn’t like that? It’s human nature to want to be loved and looked after. It makes us feel happy. Obviously, the same goes for your music – and by “music”, I mean the piece, song or exercise you are learning to play. So how …
Humoresque hopes everyone had a wonderful summer, perhaps even a musical one! Did you play “Summer Is A-Coming In”? If so, I hope you enjoyed it. It’s a sparkling, lively tune which should have put you in a great mood for the holidays. But – now it’s September again, and we’re all back to work, …
Sorry, I should have added in today’s Humoresque that to find, see and download the pdf of Summer Is A-Coming In you need to VIEW THE POST! You can also re-read any and all previous Humoresques on my website, and this might be a good idea as there will be no further posts until September! …
The schools have broken up and everyone is going on holiday – or they’re planning their holiday, or they’re enjoying the prospect of being at home during the next few weeks. If you’re working through the summer, though, at least you have long, warm evenings and bright early starts to look forward to! Humoresque is …
Robbie is one of my pupils. He is learning electronic keyboard and is currently working for Grade 7. Robbie struggles with his mental health. Last year, to his great credit, he graduated from university with a degree in mathematics. Throughout his three years at university he continued learning and playing keyboard, moving to online lessons …
Repertoire Week begins on Monday 20th July! Are you ready for it? At the start of your lesson during that week, you’ll play your own programme of music. As before, if you are Grade 5 or below you should play four items of music (could be just a short section of a piece, if you …