The Elegiac Dance is by far the nicest of the three, but let’s have a look at the other two pieces first. The first dance, the Gavotte, is appealing in its simplicity and should be played in as song-like a fashion as possible with lots of work from the diaphragm to keep the line…
Month: May 2014
King Gary and his court: repetition and prolepsis in ‘The World’s End’
The World’s End is the final film in Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright’s Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy and what binds the films together, apart from the Cornetto references, is that all three are about attempted takeovers in which human beings are assimilated and homogenised. In Shaun of the Dead, those affected by a zombie plague…
Slings and stands for the cor anglais: a review
The cor anglais is a large, heavy instrument and unless you have strong arm muscles like those of Alison Teale (who plays a lot of tennis) you’re going to need a sling or stand of some kind to help you support the instrument for more than ten minutes at a time. The muscles in my arms…
How To Warm Up
The Oboist Who Came In From The Cold: view the trailer for this post! One of the workshops I attended at last year’s Big Double Reed Day was about getting the most out of the time you have available for practising. The first half of the session was dedicated to a warm-up routine that I’ve…
How To Warm Up: The Trailer
…coming to a WordPress Blog near you soon!
(With apologies to John le Carré)
