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The London College of Music have included the following
article in the Spring 2008 issue of 'Forte' magazine on page 6. (pictures
not included below)
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My wife and I live
and teach in a lovely area of the North Pennines which couldn't be
described as cosmopolitan but nevertheless has its challenges. |
Many of the
families who have brought along their children for music lessons
(over the last 17 years or so) are either hill farmers or other
professional families and they often bring 2 or 3 of their children
along at once so they can go off somewhere to do a bit of shopping.
As we only have one small room (as LCM examiners will testify) and
no waiting area it can be a problem keeping the siblings that are
waiting for their one to one lesson amused. Crayons, books and paper
don't always seem to do the trick anymore with modern children and
because they are sat at my computer desk anyway (and as young people
today seem to live, eat and breathe modern technology) I began to
allow them access to free music games and puzzles I had downloaded
from the web. I could now teach in relative peace.
I was building
websites as a hobby and I had also started producing my own simple
music quizzes on the computer as there never seemed to be enough
time in a 30 minute lesson to cover much theory. I began using my
websites in conjunction with assigning theory homework and also so
that youngsters could upload their performances, compositions and
vocal recordings.
This proved
a roaring success and
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everyone seems to
love this facility.
My theory site (up
to grade 5) acts as a supplement to the LCM handbooks because of the
way it is structured, but the inclusion of aural training,
flash-cards, knowledge of the orchestra, composers, memory aids,
music glossary, print-outs, quizzes and puzzles of course, helps to
broaden the learning spectrum a bit more and their are many links to
sites giving more specialised information. Incidently, I have
produced a downloadable version of the whole thing which can be used
offline in a stand-alone program (there is a small fee for this
though).
I have wound
down my teaching practise considerably recently and the site is not
being used as much now. However rather than take it offline I am
sure other LCM teachers would benefit from using my website (which
has been up to now only accessible to my own pupils) so here is a
temporary address and passwords.
www.classycoolmusic.com/theory_online
password -
anon;
username -
freebie;
you should be able to get your browser to remember the passwords so
you won't have to keep typing them in.
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You may want to
contact us eventually to request your own password/username. We have
just installed a new forum/discussion board which we hope you will
join and enjoy swapping ideas.
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Tim Wright's new album 'Roll me Away' is now available with all
proceeds given to charity. Details available soon
Go to Tim's
page


James Wilkinson is a young artist currently at six-form
who's rapidly developing his talents - singing, writing and playing guitar
and keyboards.
You can hear more tracks
here
James is currently recording his own songs so watch
this space.
Listen
to this cover now
Ghosts
James Wilkinson's
webpage


Incidentally James younger sister Claire has made her debut
single with the quirky, hilarious
'Havva
Cuppa T' (all her own idea)

This song is totally addictive!

Mel Stallwood's lovely new album 'Valley of the Ice Flowers' is now being
released.
Previews of all the tracks can be heard by clicking the
link below. This will open up a new window which enables you to preview at
least 2 minutes of each track. You can leave the website and take the
window with you if you wish.
Listen to the preview
1. Valley of the Ice Flowers
3:43
2. Nocturne for Jane 3:21
3. Dream of Elspeth 4:40
4. Dance of the Dawn 3:33
5. River of Peace 4:17
6. The Fairy Cupboards 2:27
7. Caryn’s Castle 2:58
8. Sylvia 3:23
9. The Water Wheel 2:44
10. Beyond the Rain 3:17
11. As fair as Eden 2:41
12. If Only 4:14
Total 41 min.
Breathtakingly
beautiful piano music
inspired by the
peace, serenity and mythology of
Teesdale and
England's North Pennines.
performed and
composed by Mel Stallwood ©1980-2007
Released by
©2007Classycool Music
www.classycoolmusic.com
Made in England
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