Young Voices Massed Sing
Probably the most joyous concert ever! This week my son got on a coach with the rest of Skipton Parish Primary Years 5 and 6 and headed for Manchester AO Arena to perform as part…
National / International Music
Student Collaboration: ‘In C’
This summer, amateur and student musicians will be coming together to create a unique virtual performance of Terry Riley’s iconic minimalist composition ‘In C’. This is a piece made up of a series of very…
Zoom, Latency & Live Music
Within hours of the beginning of the first lockdown, music teachers up and down the country collectively came to realise something important about video conferencing technology: that there’s a delay / latency over the line…
School of Rock
I know that I’m 15 years behind, but today I finally got around to watching Jack Black in School of Rock. Of course, I already had a fairly good idea of what to expect in…
Live Music: It’s Like Nothing Else!
Every time I go to see a musical show, now matter what the genre, wherever it’s playing, and whether or not the performers are professional or amateurs, I walk out of the experience a fuller…
Music Journalism: Daily Mail Style
Tom Utley is paid to review a Paul Simon concert, even though he’s only ever been to 2 gigs in his entire life. Don’t bother to click on the link below – it’s only there…