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Post by julesd68 on Oct 14, 2017 14:04:36 GMT
Is your place of work a State funded establishment, Martin? Being a girls' school, the choir really is very good and we have a few budding soloists who can sing a Pie Jesu as well as Sia's Chandelier. Chandelier - is that a renaissance work?? |
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Post by julesd68 on Oct 14, 2017 14:06:18 GMT
Actually that reminds me, one thing that always pissed me off at my son's primary school was that they would never attempt to sing any classical choral work, no matter how simple ... It was always 'Rolling in the Deep' and other such horrendous songs ...  |
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Post by julesd68 on Oct 14, 2017 14:08:50 GMT
Never too late to get started though! Look forward to seeing you rock out on a Les Paul or Flying V with a Marshall stack behind you in the music room!  Is your Strat still in its case, or did you actually get around to doing something about learning how to play it yourself? Ouch. Fair cop guv! I have made some progress - I have found an online guitar course that I'm going to do. I'm not going to tell you which one as you will take the piss for sure ...  And I'm going to buy one of these Boss Mini Katana practice amps which do a fantastic 70's rock tone from what I can hear ... www.boss.info/global/products/katana-mini/specifications/ |
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Post by julesd68 on Oct 14, 2017 14:13:25 GMT
Secondly, music in schools. Is this really happening in the US? There is so much good music where I work. Yesterday a trio were practicing in the hall and the choir are outstanding. If the chapel organ is being played I open my door to hear it better. The take-up of GCSE and A level is low, though. My son plays piano and violin. At age 12 he has the potential to go to one of the leading music colleges for sure if he works hard enough. The funny thing is that the school have never tried to grab him for any of their orchestral or chamber groups. Maybe he just likes to fly under the radar a bit ... He is working like a trojan at the moment as he has Grade 5 theory next month which will allow him to go onto Grade 7 piano next year. |
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Post by John on Oct 14, 2017 14:28:55 GMT
I think lot of different forms of music is suffering a decline. I was reading much the same about Jazz recently. I remember a interview where someone mentioned that a house that has not had someone learning or playing a instrument is a house that has not been lived in. At the time it rang so true but now I think that has really changed. We hve so much competing agaist our time.
So instead of focusing why is certain genres are in decline, a better question might be. How do we inspire others to enjoy/play/attend music?
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Post by John on Oct 14, 2017 14:31:59 GMT
The Boss Katana mini is a nice amp. My best friend just got the 100w combo (very impressive amp) I am planning on getting a Katana head or a Victory Sheriff 22 head
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Post by julesd68 on Oct 14, 2017 16:50:04 GMT
I think lot of different forms of music is suffering a decline. I was reading much the same about Jazz recently. I remember a interview where someone mentioned that a house that has not had someone learning or playing a instrument is a house that has not been lived in. At the time it rang so true but now I think that has really changed. We hve so much competing agaist our time. So instead of focusing why is certain genres are in decline, a better question might be. How do we inspire others to enjoy/play/attend music? It has to be done at school age. Some schools are brilliant at it, some don't bother at all. IMO it needs to be a nationwide government led initiative. Get somebody like Nicola Benedetti to front it. |
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Post by Stratmangler on Oct 14, 2017 21:01:12 GMT
Those Boss Katana amps are pretty good - my son tried tried out Boss DS-1 and DS-2 pedals through one recently.
He chose the DS-1 in its 40th Anniversary livery.
I wish I still had my DS-1 from back in the day .....mine was a Japanese one, and now very desirable.
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Post by Stratmangler on Oct 14, 2017 21:03:14 GMT
As for the online guitar course, anything is better than doing nothing.
I use Youtube quite a bit.
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Post by julesd68 on Oct 19, 2017 15:15:33 GMT
Well right on cue, the BBC has a new initiative called 'Ten Pieces' which seems an honest effort at getting kids involved with classical music and challenging some preconceptions as they do it ... < Ten Pieces aims to open up the world of classical music to 7-14 year-olds across the UK and inspire them to develop their own creative responses to the music. > www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/gSy0yycMDyFC8pxjWmqXTf/10-pieces-that-will-change-your-mind-about-classical-musicThere has obviously been some thought and effort put into this which is good to see. Take a look, see what you think!  |
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Post by MartinT on Oct 19, 2017 15:50:22 GMT
It's a good start - whatever gets people (not just kids) listening more.
I'm always amused when people say they don't know any classical music yet hear hordes of it as incidental music to films and adverts. The Carmina Burana is a great example of something that most people have heard at one time or another.
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Post by julesd68 on Oct 19, 2017 22:12:19 GMT
Indeed - lest we forget 'the mark of a man' ...  |
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Post by MartinT on Oct 20, 2017 13:50:18 GMT
That's even crappier than I remember it!
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Post by julesd68 on Oct 20, 2017 15:20:30 GMT
It was amazingly successful though judging by the amount of Old Spice that used to be shifted in the 70's!
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