There has been a lot of hype about the Youtube Symphony Orchestra project. Initially I was really excited by how it allowed for amateur and professional musicians from all over the world to perform in a virtual/real orchestra with music composed by Tan Dun (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon). The deadline for submissions is today! I [...]
January, 2009
What I did today
Phew! I had a busy day! I went all the way to Wembley for a RPO education project lead by James Redwood – with 3 orchestral musos and 60 primary school students. It fused literacy, animals and myths – we learnt a song and played with rhythms, similes and alliteration. James has so much energy [...]
New Year: Brand New Second Hand Moi & The Arty Jaunt
(Pic by Emot) Happy New Year! How are you dear Bobablog readers? No really, how are you? Nice Christmas? Nice juicy turkey, nut roast? I managed to only annoy half my family – which was a record! Well, life is going great! I am adjusting to my to-ing and fro-ing from Birmingham and London. I [...]
Touch by Benjamin Zephaniah
Really like this poem by Dr. Zephaniah! Like the play on words and the groove, reminds me of the deep, gravelly tones of Daddy G from Massive Attack.
Twittering Tune Makers
Steve Lawson has written an excellent blog post about how musicians can successfully use Twitter to connect with their audience, fans and generally get more people interested in what they are doing. To quote: “‘Following’ someone on Twitter means next to nothing. The interaction is everything.” Nice one Steve! I sometimes struggle with twitter and [...]
Down Your Way – Castle Vale High
I had a wonderful session working with year seven students from Castle Vale High School last Friday, it was a chance for us all the bond, learn about the project aims and do some rhythm/pulse exercises. I was really impressed with how quickly the students were able to recognise and play different patterns from our [...]
New Horizons Opportunity
Thanks to Nicola Briggs at Sound it Out for forwarding an exciting opportunity for musicians! New Horizons Birmingham – Professional Development Training. It’s for musicians who: * Have a high level of skills in at least one specialist area of music, which could be anything from sitar or rock guitar to voice or woodwind. * [...]