Wastani School of Music

20/02/2019

07/04/2018

Repetition is key to learning those performance durections

30/06/2017

Personally, I've only done ABRSM practical exams, but this is helpful
https://trinitymusicblog.com/2017/06/23/meet-trinitys-music-examiner-sarah-aylen/?utm_content=bufferd17dc&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

22/04/2017

Notation is fun

http://flypaper.soundfly.com/features/music-engraver-take-become-one/

Explore the storied history of music notation that lead to the "engraver," and find out how you can master a new, marketable music skill in your spare time.

30/12/2016

http://www.bbc.co.uk/culture/story/20140709-never-too-late-to-learn?ocid=fbcul&utm_content=buffer7a6a4&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

An increasing number of adults are taking piano lessons to relax, focus their minds and express themselves. BBC Culture’s Clemency Burton-Hill is one of them.

14/06/2016

http://blog.mymusictheory.com/2009/how-to-compose-a-melody-tips-for-grade-5-theory-of-music/

Lots of my online students need a bit of help when it comes to composing a melody in the Grade Five Music Theory Exam (ABRSM syllabus).

02/06/2016

http://www.easyeartraining.com/learn/songwriting-game-sight-reading-synthesis-your-perfect-song/?utm_content=buffer70e73&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Learn the importance of writing music and sight reading, play a songwriting game, recognise types of synthesis and find the perfect song for your voice.

10/04/2016

http://www.thestrad.com/cpt-latests/faking-it-the-great-unmentionable-of-orchestral-playing/?platform=hootsuite

Focus: Faking it – the great unmentionable of orchestral playing Given today's high standards of musicianship, you might think top orchestral string players can play anything, but there are times when the best they can do is give the impression of playing every note as written, as cellist Alice McVe…

08/04/2016

http://www.guillaume-jouis.com/en/quiz-recognize-music-score/

Here is a little quiz to test your musical knowledge. Have fun!

07/04/2016

http://music-for-church-choirs.com/education-for-church-musicians

Sing Gregorian chant, choose your wedding music, church music commissions, Christmas music, and plenty of choirtraining tips from the experts to give your Church Choir the edge in performance

03/04/2016

http://sightreadingmastery.com/blog/4-sight-reading-tips-liszt-wants-you-to-know

Franz Liszt was the greatest sight reader who ever lived. After witnessing him sight read, Edvard Grieg exclaimed: Chopin, upon hearing his own compositions performed by Read more...

18/09/2015

We made it! Next exam season May-July 2016.
Make sure you learn at least 4 bars per session. Practice until it's perfect. You'll have progress