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Monthly Archives: August 2012
Issue 51: Edith Sitwell
“My personal hobbies are reading, listening to music, and silence.” ― Edith Sitwell ( http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/music?page=2) for more about Edith Sitwell, here’s the wikipedia link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Sitwell and here’s a 1929 recording of Facade: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAEFAU9P8Do The blurb reads as follows: “The British poet … Continue reading
Issue 51: Samba in Church
A few Sundays ago, I took my junk samba kit into church. I had planned to just set it up outside and have a bit of a bash before the service began, but the musicians inside heard the racket, sorry, … Continue reading
Issue 51: The TES resources site
I’ve been exploring the TES (Times Educational Supplement) resources pages for a couple of days now. Here is the blurb on the “about us” page “The TES story is an extraordinary one: its digital community is one of the fastest … Continue reading
Issue 50: Welcome to the Jungle
Holiday season it might be, but this has been a week of work for me. I have taken the opportunity of a couple of rainy days to create the basic plans for my Wider Opportunities classes for samba and djembe … Continue reading
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Issue 50: A new venture – running workshops
You may have spotted my advertisement for a series of samba workshops in Broadbridge Heath, West Sussex, at the end of August. This is the culmination of weeks – nay, months – of ruminating and research. There were so many questions to be … Continue reading
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Issue 50: The difference a real teacher can make
I started learning the guitar many, many years ago, with my brother’s discarded half-size guitar and tutor book; I think it was a “A Tune A Day for Guitar”. At some stage I learned to play “House of the Rising Sun”, … Continue reading
Issue 50: Planning Ahead
I’ve spent a lot of time this week working through all I have learned from teaching Wider Opportunities classes in Djembe and Samba in order to create a complete set of plans for the year ahead. Whether or not I manage to … Continue reading
Samba at the Jungle
What! Short samba course; 3 sessions, each one hour long. Musical games, songs, chants, and plenty of samba instruments. Where! St John’s Church Hall, Church Road, Broadbridge Heath, West Sussex RH12 3LD When! Tuesday 28th August – Thursday 30th August 10:00 – … Continue reading
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