Words stringed in time
“Apothegm: One of several terms describing short, pithy sayings. Others include adage, gnome, maxim, paroemia, proverb, and sententia.”
We will try not to use the gnomes [cause the pixies will get upset], but you can expect lots of paroemia and sentenia in this blog. Well, probably more on cello’s, violins, basses and viola’s.
Composer of the Week: Kodaly Friday, July 31, 2009
BBC Radio 3 has been exploring the music of the Hungarian composer, Zoltan Kodaly in its daily ‘Composer of the Week’ slot this week. The five programmes are available to listen to again for a short time only on the Radio 3 website (click here) - they provide an interesting background to the importance Exeter Young Strings places on the consistent use of Kodaly’s method in developing musicianship skills in children.
Highlights of the Proms: Part 3 Wednesday, July 22, 2009
I’ll be away visiting my parents ‘Up North’ for the next week, but I just about have time before I go to tell you about the Proms highlights featuring viola, double bass and chamber groups ...
Highlights of the Proms: Part 2 Tuesday, July 21, 2009
I wrote last week about my own personal cello highlights of the 2009 BBC Proms. Of course, there are also many concerts that feature violins in this season’s programme. Here’s what I’m looking forward to hearing ...
Highlights of the BBC Proms Thursday, July 16, 2009
Tomorrow heralds the first night of the Proms, 2009. Anxious to note the best of the year’s concerts in my diary, I searched the online guide to discover the performances I really don’t want to miss (although I’ll be listening to them on BBC Radio 3, rather than making the trip up to London each week!). Starting with music for cello, here’s what I found ...
A Celebration of Kodaly Sunday, July 12, 2009
On the way home from Bournemouth today, I happened to catch this episode of the Choir on BBC Radio 3.
Hello Thursday, July 02, 2009
Just a quick post to say hello to everyone and to introduce myself as the new site content editor for EYS.
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