Music Theory for Singers

On a very hot Tuesday evening, many of us set off to East London to learn how to read music. The heat was overpowering. But still we went. The course was useful and we learned to sight read, at least a bit. Hannah gave us some useful links on her resources page. Password is BeInspired. It rained afterwards and we had wine. Everybody happy. Documents from the session below. .

Musical Director Person Specification

Wrablers are a 12-member mixed voice acapella choir who meet to rehearse fortnightly (on Tuesdays, 7-9pm) at a central London location. In the six weeks prior to performances, we meet weekly. We perform twice a year, usually in June/July and November/December and perform a mixture of songs ranging from pop, through jazz to folk and world music. We are a secular choir. We are member-led, but would like to change this arrangement to have a musical director help us work on our technique and performance skills on a regular basis. The director would ideally: 1. Attend rehearsals regularly 2. Allocate Continue reading Musical Director Person Specification

How to tell what key something is in

You can tell the key from the number of flats or sharps in it. b = Key of F bb = Key of Bb bbb = Key of Eb bbbb = Key of Ab or G# bbbbb or ####### = Key of Db or C# bbbbbb or ###### = Key of Gb or F# bbbbbbb or ##### = Key of B or Cb #### = Key of E or Fb ### = Key of A ## = Key of D # = Key of G no flats or sharps = Key of C