Happy 2015: A new year’s ramble about Black Swan and other ballet anomalies
As it’s the first day of a new year, I’ve decided to do something about one of the greatest annoyances in my list of ballet-pianist anxieties: the Black Swan female…
Black Friday – Christmas Carols for Class, Free Download (all 26 tracks)
For last year’s Advent Calendar, I did 26 sketches of Christmas Carols for class. I’d love to make the album properly one day, but in the meantime, if you would…
The worst ballet class music in the world #1
A long time ago, my friend and colleague Susie Cooper and I had a lot of fun trying to think of the worst possible music for certain exercises in a…
Advent calendar day #26: Those extra fouettés and turns in 2nd – Good King Wenceslas
To download the song, either right-click (Mac: ctrl+click) the player above and select ‘save audio as’, or right-click (Mac: ctrl+click) this link and select ‘save link as‘. It was only…
A christmas carol ballet class day #25: Révérence – Quem pastores
Today’s the last in my advent calendar for 2014, in which I’m giving away downloads of Christmas carols for ballet class. To download the song, either right-click (Mac: ctrl+click) the…
A christmas carol ballet class day #24: Grand allegro – Tomorrow will be my dancing day
To download the song, either right-click (Mac: ctrl+click) the player above and select ‘save audio as’, or right-click (Mac: ctrl+click) this link and select ‘save link as‘. I wish I…