It’s Your Concert: 6 Tips for Compiling a Concert Programme
Whether for an examination, particularly at diploma level, or to share music with an audience, creating an interesting and attractive musical programme for a concert is an art form. Here,…
Where Can You Find Practice Materials for the DipABRSM Quick Study?
As I've written previously, whilst it's worth the fewest number of marks, the quick study is often the element of the DipABRSM which causes candidates most anxiety. I've written previously…
4 Things Pianists Can Do to Improve Their Sight-Reading
If you're a singer, you might be used to singing in choirs. Maybe you've been in shows, perhaps in the chorus where there's been plenty of ensemble singing. If you're…
5 Questions to Ask Yourself When Writing Programme Notes
Writing notes for a concert programme may seem daunting. It is a professional skill, but also required for some music performance examinations and for local amateur concerts. In this guest post, Ruth…
5 Reasons Why the DipABRSM Quick Study Is More Than Just Sight-Reading
Ask many DipABRSM candidates which part of the exam they fear most, and nine times out of 10, it's the quick study. My own experience of mentoring instrumental teachers has…