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At Global Music ……
We have a range of programmes catered just for you to pursue your passion in many areas. Get inspired by our professional instructors with invaluable experiences to share the love for music, knowledge and skills in your passionate pursuit of music. We want everyone to be able to fulfill their potential with music. We believe that access to high-quality, progressive music learning is the right of everyone. We believe in the importance of all-round musicianship and this forms the basis of our exams.
We encourage students to participate in Trinity Music College London and ABRSM exams and fully prepare students towards this end.
To become an all-round musician students need a range of interlocking skills – in performance, technique, notation, and listening and musical perception – as well as knowledge, understanding and creativity. These are the things we assess in our exams.
Trinity & ABRSM exams are music exams rather than instrumental or singing exams. Examiners are assessing the quality of the music-making, not how it is achieved. For this reason we do not restrict examiners to assessing only their own instrument but require them to examine all instruments.
We have designed our graded music exams to motivate instrumental and singing students of all ages and a wide range of abilities. They are available at eight levels – Grades 1 to 8 – and provide:
There are no age restrictions and students can start with any grade or skip grades if they want to.
Our regular courses: –
*Singing *Piano *Guitar *Violin *Flute *Mouth organ *Recorder *Ukulele *Mandolin *Drums & Congo
SINGING – VOCAL MUSIC
Singing can support children’s learning and emotional development. One way or another, children are exposed to and involved with singing from their earliest years. Whether it’s a parent singing them to sleep, or the opening theme song from their favourite TV programmer, singing plays an important part in a child’s development. Singing encourages a child to express their emotions and sharpens their ability to communicate while exercising lip and tongue movement. But one of the biggest benefits of singing is the repeated use of the ‘memory muscle’. Learning a piece of information attached to a tune embeds that information more rapidly in a child’s mind. The majority of children learn the alphabet not by simply saying the letters but singing them. As children get older the power of singing in their lives can still be extremely beneficial.“Many children do not think of singing as ‘work’ and willingly participate in sessions,” he says, “Singing can be used as a tool to increase enjoyment and participation in a number of different subjects. A skilled singing tutor can cover subjects as diverse as English, numeracy, science, languages, and culture to name but a few.”Singing is, of course, not something that has to be done alone. Learning to work together in a group or choir can give children a sense of collectiveness and can help children make friends.
PIANO – MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
The piano, attributed to Bartolommeo Cristofori of the eighteenth century, is a popular keyboard instrument widely used in western music for solo performance, chamber music, and accompaniment, and also as a convenient aid to composing and rehearsal. The piano produces sound by striking steel strings with felt hammers. These vibrations are transmitted though the bridges to the soundboard and projected acoustically through a soundboard. The piano has long been a crucial contributor to many musical genres, from classical to contemporary. The piano is a crucial instrument in Western classical music, pop, jazz, rock, film, television and electronic game music, and most other complex western musical genres. It has also become the main instrument in many churches, supplementing or even supplanting the traditional church organ. Since a large number of composers are proficient pianists, the piano is often used as a tool for composition, such as solo piano pieces. Beethoven’s “Fur Elise” and “Moonlight Sonata”, Mozart’s “Turkish March”, Chopin’s “Prelude In A Major” and ragtime pianist Scott Joplin’s “The Entertainer” are some popular pieces for piano.For me as a pianist and composer, caressing the keys of a piano is more than a mechanical gesture; it is a form of expression as important as speech. I began to play music at the same time that I was learning to read and write. I developed the art of improvisation at a very early age. My piano was my refuge. this musical friend was the first accomplice in my creative impulses.
GUITAR – MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
Learn to play guitar and become the musician you’ve always wanted to be! In these fun and informative lessons, you’ll build basic guitar skills step-by-step with the help of hands-on exercises, audio and video recordings, and detailed illustrations.The classical guitar skills you’ll master in this course will allow you to play any style of music, from hard rock to country-and-western. And that’s not all! Good guitar players know that the secret to making beautiful music is to practice, practice, and practice so that’s what you’ll do. You’ll make rapid progress as you follow a carefully planned practice schedule that reinforces each new skill you learn. Whether you’re a beginner or an intermediate student, this course will take your musical talent to the next level. By the time you’re finished, you’ll be well on your way to becoming a skilled guitar player.The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that usually has six strings. The sound is projected either acoustically, using a hollow wooden or plastic and wood box or through electrical amplifier and a speaker. It is typically played by strumming or plucking the strings with the fingers, thumb or fingernails of the right hand or with a pick while fretting the strings with the fingers of the left hand. The guitar is a type of phonecard, traditionally constructed from wood and strung with either gut, nylon or steel strings and distinguished from other hydrophones by its construction and tuning. The modern guitar was preceded by the Gittern, the Venezuela, the four-course Renaissance guitar, and the five-course baroque guitar, all of which contributed to the development of the modern six-string instrument. There are three main types of modern acoustic guitar: the classical guitar, the steel-string acoustic guitar, and the arch top guitar, which is sometimes called a “jazz guitar”. The tone of an acoustic guitar is produced by the strings’ vibration, amplified by the hollow body of the guitar, which acts as a resonating chamber. The classical guitar is often played as a solo instrument using a comprehensive finger-picking technique where each string is plucked individually by the player’s fingers, as opposed to being strummed. The term “finger-picking” can also refer to a specific tradition of folk, blues, bluegrass, and country guitar playing in the United States. The acoustic bass guitar is a low-pitched instrument that is one octave below a regular guitar.
VIOLIN – MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
The violin is often considered by musicians to be one of the most challenging instruments to learn. Its roots trace back many centuries and it was clearly a definitive instrument in shaping classical music all over the world. One of the reasons it is considered a difficult instrument to learn is that it’s a fret less string instrument, making violin music notes appear to be inexact, yet fingering must still be done with precision. The reward for learning this sweet-sounding elegant instrument, however, is that it is associated with advanced musicianship and intellect.While you can learn to play notes on a piano very quickly, violin music notes take more practice, since the sound of the violin depends on how the bow interacts with the strings, whereas a piano is built to naturally sound nice as long as you play the right notes. If you do not hold the bow correctly and apply smooth strokes to the strings, you may hear an undesirable squeaky noise. Once you learn the art of proper strokes, however, you’ll learn how to produce a pleasant melodic sound. Your violin teacher can show you how to hold your bow correctly, which is part of this process.
FLUTE – MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
The flute is a family of musical instruments in the woodwind group. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aero phone or reed less wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening. According to the instrument classification of Horn bustle–Sachs, flutes are categorized as edge-blown aerophones.A musician who plays the flute can be referred to as a flute player, flautist, flutist or, less commonly, flutter or flutenist. Flutes are the earliest extant musical instruments, as Paleolithic instruments with hand-bored holes have been found. The bamboo flute is an important instrument in Indian classical music, and developed independently of the Western flute. The Hindu God Lord Krishna is traditionally considered a master of the bamboo flute. The Indian flutes are very simple compared to the Western counterparts; they are made of bamboo and are keyless. Two main varieties of Indian flutes are currently used. The first, the Bansuri, has six finger holes and one embouchure hole, and is used predominantly in the Hindustani music of Northern India. The second, the Venu or Pullanguzhal, has eight finger holes, and is played predominantly in the Carnatic music of Southern India. Presently, the eight-holed flute with cross-fingering technique is common among many Carnatic flutists. Prior to this, the South Indian flute had only seven finger holes, with the fingering standard.
MOUTH ORGAN
A mouth organ is a generic term for free reed Aerophone with one or more air chambers fitted with a free reed. Though it spans many traditions, it is played universally the same way by the musician placing their lips over a chamber or holes in the instrument, and blowing or sucking air to create a sound. Many of the chambers can be played together or each individually. The mouth organ can be found all around the world and is known by many different names and seen in many different traditions. The most notable variations include the harmonica, the pan flute, and Asian free reed wind instruments consisting of a number of bamboo pipes of varying lengths fixed into a wind chest; The melodic, consisting of a single tube that is essentially blown through a keyboard, is another variation.
RECORDER – MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
The recorder is a woodwind musical instrument in the group known as internal duct flutes with a whistle mouthpiece. A recorder can be distinguished from other duct flutes by the presence of thumb-hole for the upper hand and seven fholes: three for the upper hand and four for the lower. It is the most prominent duct flute in the western classical tradition. Recorders are made in different sizes with names and compasses roughly corresponding to different vocal ranges. The sizes most commonly in use today are the soprano, alto, tenor and bass Recorders are traditionally constructed from wood and ivory, while most recorders made in recent years are constructed from molded plastic. The recorders’ internal and external proportions vary, but the bore is generally reverse conical to cylindrical, and all recorders fingering systems make extensive use of forked fingerings.The recorder is first documented in Europe in the Middle Ages, and continued to enjoy wide popularity in the renaissance and baroque periods, but was little used in the classical and romantic periods. It was revived in the 20th century as part of the historically informed performance movement, and became a popular amateur and educational instrument. The sound of the recorder is often described as clear and sweet, and has historically been associated with birds and shepherds. It is notable for its quick response and its corresponding ability to produce a wide variety of articulations. This ability, coupled with its open finger holes, allow it to produce a wide variety of tone colors and special effects. Acoustically, its tone is relatively pure and odd harmonics predominate in its sound.
UKULELE – MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
The ukulele is a member of the lute family of instruments. It generally employs four nylon or gut strings or four courses of strings. Some strings may be paired in courses, giving the instrument a total of six or eight strings. The ukulele originated in the 19th century as a Hawaiian adaptation of the Portuguese machete,[a small guitar-like instrument, which was introduced to Hawaii by Portuguese immigrants, mainly from Madeira and the Azores. It gained great popularity elsewhere in the United States during the early 20th century and from there spread internationally. The tone and volume of the instrument vary with size and construction. Ukuleles commonly come in four sizes: soprano, concert, tenor, and baritone.
MANDOLIN – MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
The mandolin is a stringed instrument of Italian origin derived from the lute. It has four pairs of steel strings tuned like a violin (G D A E) and is played with a plectrum. Beethoven, Mozart, Vivaldi, and Stravinsky have all written music for the mandolin. An increase in Italian immigration into the U.S. in the 1880s sparked a fad for the bowl-backed Neapolitan instrument; the mandolin was even among the first recorded instruments on Edison cylinders.Around 1900 mandolin orchestras came into vogue, with families of mandolins ranging from soprano to bass. American folk music also adopted the mandolin at this time; a flat-backed version is played in bluegrass bands.From the turn of the century through the 1940s, a handful of American virtuoso mandolinists, mostly immigrants, performed, recorded, composed, and arranged for the mandolin. By this time banjo, mandolin, and guitar clubs had become the rage among middle-class youth on college campuses and in towns and cities throughout the South.Today the mandolin continues to be a popular and vital instrument. In country music, the mandolin has made quite a comeback since the heyday of the Nashville Sound in the 60’s and 70’s. English folk-rock, the acoustic-tinged albums of Rod Stewart, and the heady acoustic ballads of Led Zeppelin all made the mandolin a familiar sound to rock audiences. Today, the present interest in ‘unplugged’ music continues to showcase the mandolin. There has even been somewhat of a resurgence of interest in classical mandolin. Many young artists are recording albums of classical mandolin music, and recently in New York City, a mandolin orchestra held its 70th annual spring concert.And of course the vibrant, organic folk music’s of Ireland, Scotland, England, and the American South continue unabated. Bluegrass music, while far out of the mainstream, continues to attract young players who keep the music alive and growing. And as long as there is Bluegrass, there will be a place for the mandolin.
DRUMS – MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
Drumming is an amazing form of art. It is an art that emphasizes tempo and style in virtually any musical genre. This class is dedicated to helping you experience the exciting world of percussion. Drumming is the heartbeat of so many different types of music. Looking for rhythmic notation, dynamics, technique, styles, instruments and more? This is the place to be! The Drumset is a set of drums, tom-toms, snare, bass drum, and a series of cymbals, that is commonly found in popular music dating back to the 1920s.It is most commonly played with a pair of drumsticks.A drum kit – also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums – is a collection of drums and other percussion instruments, typically cymbals, which are set up on stands to be played by a single player,[with drumsticks held in both hands, and the feet operating pedals that control the hi-hat cymbal and the beater for the bass drum. A drum kit consists of a mix of drums and idiophones – most significantly cymbals, but can also include the woodblock and cowbell In the 2000s, some kits also include electronic instruments. Also, both hybrid and entirely electronic kits are used. A standard modern kit, as used in popular music and taught in music schools.
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