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| Stalk of Wheat | July 13, 2008 | This made me laugh out loud today so I’m sharing. Going back through old cds seeing what I wanted to transfer into itunes I found this hidden away on a They Might Be Giants cd (The Spine). I had forgotten how simple yet funny I had initially thought it was. Of course it’s the melody […] |
| Schumann 1926 | July 12, 2008 | I spent a pleasant half hour this morning going through some old piano music that had been given to me. Originally belonging to local piano teaching legend “Aunty” Jean Limpus (now sadly no longer with us), there are some wonderfully historical pieces in here, as well as some bits and pieces that I will be […] |
| Schumann 1926 | I spent a pleasant half hour this morning going through some old piano music that had been given to me. Originally belonging to local piano teaching legend “Aunty” Jean Limpus (now sadly no longer with us), there are some wonderfully historical pieces in here, as well as some bits and pieces that I will be […] |
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| the weird remix version | July 10, 2008 | I’m not sure what the benchmark of song repetitions is that one has to reach before a song is stuck in your head for almost 24 hours, but clearly I passed it at practice last night.All night (even I believe while I was asleep) I enjoyed “OOOHHHH – K! – la-ho-ma, where the wind comes […] |
| the weird remix version | I’m not sure what the benchmark of song repetitions is that one has to reach before a song is stuck in your head for almost 24 hours, but clearly I passed it at practice last night.All night (even I believe while I was asleep) I enjoyed “OOOHHHH – K! – la-ho-ma, where the wind comes […] |
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| A little like Sondheim… | July 6, 2008 | Rehearsal yesterday afternoon was a good time for me to become more familiar with some of the lesser known songs as we worked our way through most of the solo numbers. One in particular stood out – “Lonely Room”. Very atmospheric writing here from r and h. It’s such a concise and effective way of […] |
| wool socks | July 3, 2008 | Oklahoma rehearsals began in earnest last night with some rousing chorus work. We learned the finale, both “Oklahomas” and the Farmer and the Cowman. Lots of sometimes challenging harmony in Oklahoma. Of course everyone knows the tune but underneath Rodgers and Hammerstein got carried away with up to seven parts working at once! It’s going […] |
| "I am drama" | June 26, 2008 | Well the excitement was high last night at the theatre for Oklahoma auditions. I sat quietly at the keyboard and did what was needed while everyone else did their dramatic stuff. I always enjoy watching the process of audition and rehearsal. There was a big turnout for the chorus and quite a number of guys […] |
| “I am drama” | Well the excitement was high last night at the theatre for Oklahoma auditions. I sat quietly at the keyboard and did what was needed while everyone else did their dramatic stuff. I always enjoy watching the process of audition and rehearsal. There was a big turnout for the chorus and quite a number of guys […] |
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| choralography – who knew? | June 23, 2008 | A rare Monday evening at home tonight with choir now on a break for a couple of weeks, following our weekend of concerts. All went well, although I did have a delightfully roaring headcold which made everything sound much further away than it was. Needless to say this is a little disconcerting for an accompanist. […] |