Little Eliza Music

Piano student: what was Nirvana’s follow up single to Smells Like Teen Spirit…

Me: Febreeze…

Last open mic for the summer on Sun 4 Sept...

Good luck to all my students receiving their A level results today!

A joke from one of my singing students this week…

Why did Adele cross the road?
To say “hello from the other side”

Competition time!

COMPETITION TIME!

One lovely person will win these four coasters with two of my paintngs on them! The closing date is Friday 15 July 2022 at 8pm. The winner will be drawn at random. Entry is open to UK and Ireland residents only. You can enter here https://forms.gle/7WLCT27Xw7tFEZsa7
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Oh my gosh, Kacey Musgraves at Glastonbury! 😱🤩🎤❤️

This book is an absolute hit with my singing and piano students at the moment…

Good luck to my singing students who are taking their Rockschool exams today!

If you’re taking an exam with Rockschool this period, your exam date has been emailed to you today. Please contact me if it hasn’t reached you.

So true!

Music is important. 🎶🎶🙏🙏

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Happy new year! Looking forward to making music with you in 2022!

Welcome to the new term everyone! Let’s get ready to make some music!

How To Be A Resilient Artist Book

We’re moving into a new era of rebuilding the arts industry and finding new ways of working and reaching audiences. If you’re looking for new ways of navigating the twists and turns of the pandemic, you find the book I wrote with Rachael Forsyth helpful. "The Resilient Artist" is now on Amazon! Discover how to keep creating through life's difficult turns. To learn more about the book & to download a copy, click here...
https://helensandersonwhite.com/.../how-to-be-a.../

How To Be A Resilient Artist Book buy THE E-BOOK buy the amazon kindle book Many moons ago I started writing a series of blogs about being a resilient artist but the time never seemed right to publish them. I even wrote out an idea…

A few places left for this term…

It's back. If you enjoy singing you will enjoy this event.

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In person and Zoom singing, piano and music theory lessons available in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. Contact me for more details

Singing teacher jokes… 🙋‍♀️🤦‍♀️

The Resilient Arist

Many moons ago I started writing a series of blogs about being a resilient artist but the time never seemed right to publish them. I even wrote out an idea for a business called Resilient Creative but life took over and the idea stayed in a notebook. Then the pandemic hit, the world turned upside down and changed the arts arena as we knew it. One evening I was chatting to my long time colleague and friend Rachael Forsyth about the state of the arts and we pondered on how we might recover as an industry. She mentioned some thoughts she was writing about, I mentioned the previous blogs and voilà, we had a book idea.

If you’re struggling to get back into the rhythm of creating, then How To Be A Resilient Artist is for you. You may be looking to boost your creativity in some way, to find a new way of working or regain some areas of your art that have fallen apart. You’re not alone, many people go through a “wilderness” period with their creativity. It’s all part of the artistic journey. Life is full of difficult twists and turns; recession, divorce, death, illness, failed businesses and of course, the unforeseen pandemic. All of these situations are tough for anyone working in business, however the unpredictable nature of the creative industries can make this a lot tougher. For others it could be that boredom and lack of direction has brought you to a halt and you’re now not sure how to kick start your enjoyment of playing your instrument or picking up your paintbrushes. These “wilderness” periods can be confusing, disorientating and draining. They also give us the opportunity to assess where we’re going and what we want out of life and ultimately, our music. The trick is not to let the “wilderness” journey overwhelm you but redirect you.

This book is designed to give you some hope that your setback is only a season and not a life sentence! Better times will come and eventually you will feel stronger from what you have learnt through this experience. There are plenty of ideas to get the creative juices going, and stories of how we overcame obstacles and found a new way to make things work. It’s always possible to recover from the pressure and regain a rhythm of working and performing.

Whether you’re an amateur or a professional, this book has insights and tips on how to reinvigorate your creativity and regain your focus. Whatever season you are in, you can make a fresh start and discover the creativity within you.

https://www.roorecordsmusic.co.uk/product/the-resilient-arist/

The Resilient Arist 2020 was one year that few of us will ever forget and one that has seen a massive impact on the creative industries and mental health.

How To Be A Resilient Artist Book

My new book written with Rachael Forsyth "How To Be A Resilient Artist" has been published today! Discover how to keep creating through life's difficult turns. To learn more about the book and to download a copy, click here...
https://helensandersonwhite.com/2021/05/29/how-to-be-a-resilient-artist-book/

How To Be A Resilient Artist Book DOWNLOAD THE E-BOOK Many moons ago I started writing a series of blogs about being a resilient artist but the time never seemed right to publish them. I even wrote out an idea for a business called…

Screams of delight down the phone from another singing student who has achieved distinction at grade 3 despite the disruption of the pandemic!

I’m looking forward to a time when I can actually see all my clients in person! This has been a very long 13 months...

Congratulations to my singing student who achieved a distinction for her grade 3 singing exam!

Well done to all the singing students who have taken their exams today! Looking forward to your results!

Dear all

Just writing to wish you all a happy Christmas! What a year it has been, I'm amazed at how well all of you have adapted to the new teaching circumstances. Despite the pandemic, students have still entered exams, performed live (via the internet!) and continued to learn a wide variety of music. I'm very proud of you all!

Looking forward to seeing you all in January!

Helen

Blob Opera - Google Arts & Culture

A little fun for the first day of the Christmas holidays. Enjoy the blob opera...

https://artsandculture.google.com/experiment/blob-opera/AAHWrq360NcGbw?hl=en&cp=e30.&fbclid=IwAR3otOOa3R8WpFSEi4KGPAVE7TXdI1m9V3YvC8Em3Roiv3zT5PRjBQJjL8U

Blob Opera - Google Arts & Culture Create your own opera inspired song with Blob Opera - no music skills required ! A machine learning experiment by David Li in collaboration with Google Art...

Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey | Everything is Possible | Official Trailer | Netflix

If you’re looking for some new Christmas songs, Jingle Jangle on Netflix is brilliant! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aYPUYVgwLWY

Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey | Everything is Possible | Official Trailer | Netflix A musical adventure and a visual spectacle for the ages, Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey is a wholly fresh and spirited family holiday event. Set in the g...

Well the season of Christmas music has truly begun. This morning a student appeared on Zoom with a reindeer filter! 6 weeks to go and I’m knee deep in carols...

Tomorrow's Brighter by Helen Sanderson White

Today is World Mental Health Day. Here's a little song to remind us that sometimes you have to take each day as it comes. To help others, feel free to share this song with your friends.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INuCmh6ofMc

Tomorrow's Brighter by Helen Sanderson White

Back to School: September 20% off all sheet music, tuition and exam material

20% off music books in September!

Back to School: September 20% off all sheet music, tuition and exam material Offer valid on selected categories, excludes instruments and accessories - Discount cannot be used in conjunction with any other discount including educators discount and multi-buys.
Voucher code is multiple use and can be used multiple times up until expiry date: 30/09/2020

Keep going!

Finishing something I started 15 years ago...

That lovely moment when you read the grade 3 song choices to your student, and she is so excited she can hardly contain herself!

New Song: Tomorrow’s Brighter…

A little song for troubled times...

I also painted the single cover!

https://helensandersonwhite.com/2020/07/30/new-song-tomorrows-brighter/

New Song: Tomorrow’s Brighter… Well here’s the song I didn’t expect to release: Tomorrow’s Brighter. During the last four months of lockdown, we’ve all needed some hope to get through this very strange an…

Resilient Creative: Helen Sanderson White interviews Rachael Forsyth

As part of a new series of looking at creativity, lifestyle and business, I interviewed musician, composer and arranger, Rachael Forsyth about her path into music, creating a business that weathers lockdown and making connections in the industry.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03uKzTCuFec

Resilient Creative: Helen Sanderson White interviews Rachael Forsyth Rachael Forsyth talks about working as an arranger and composer as well as an instrumental teacher (saxophone, clarinet, flute and piano). Rachael shares how...

New Series of Articles to Inspire Young People in the Music Industry Released

A series of articles to inspire young people thinking about a career in music is now available from the Musicians Union...

https://www.musiciansunion.org.uk/Home/News/2020/Jul/New-Series-of-Articles-to-Inspire-Young-People-in?utm_source=Musicians%20Union&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=11681432_Coronavirus%20Update%20for%20Musicians%2C%2014%20July&dm_i=2QJ,6YDG8,VNJKSG,RZGPM,1

New Series of Articles to Inspire Young People in the Music Industry Released Ten new articles have been published by the Young Guns Network (YGN), aiming to inspire, educate and interest young people aged 18-30 in music.

Want to learn more about Nina Simone and listen to her music? Check this out... https://www.rslawards.com/nina-simone/?utm_source=RSL+Awards&utm_campaign=704059e96b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_07_01_08_24&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6224b8326d-704059e96b-383758021

Y=Buckinghamshire Young Musician Of The Year – Enter by 29th June!!

Y=Buckinghamshire Young Musician Of The Year – Enter by 29th June!! Buckinghamshire Music Trust is looking for young performers from across the county to compete for the title of Buckinghamshire Young Musician of the Year 2020. This year we are holding the competi…

With online singing teaching I wasn’t prepared for the following: I’m singing a chorus to a student so that she can learn the melody. She decides to mime to my singing & act it out...