How often does the fear of failure prevent us from making the beautiful music of which we are capable? It seems that the more we worry about sounding good the less well we perform. Perhaps we should forget about ‘performing’ (just see what negative associations the dictionary throws up for that term!) and remember that [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Failure, The Price of Success?
Posted in Creative performance, Improvisation, Music Education on October 19, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Get Away, Get Creative!
Posted in Creative performance, Music Education, tagged amateur musicians, arranging, composing, creative music, Music Education, short courses on October 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In the present economic climate many of you amateur musicians may be thinking twice about booking summer school courses next year. Perhaps you can be tempted, though, by the short courses offered by the Benslow Music Trust. These include weekend and mid-week courses in a wide and extremely imaginative range of musical knowledge and skills. [...]
