An RSS feed (or news feed) is a means by which you can stay informed about what's going on at Fareham Philharmonic Choir without having to regularly visit the website.
To make use of an RSS feed, you need some "feed reader" (or "aggregator") software. Most modern web browsers have feed readers built in.
The RSS feeds for Fareham Philharmonic Choir are listed below...
Getting Started:
The following were kindly suggested to us by Michelle from from Hillson Park Community Center, Illinois, USA. Originally intended for children, they are in fact pretty useful for the rest of us too: Music Theory for Kids. Don’t be fooled by the title, this gets well into the subject very quickly, and is a useful guide for all of us. A Guide to Music for Kids. A wide-ranging overview, going back as far as Egyptian music.
Thank you Michelle!
Alternatives are available here and here.
For online rehearsal aids featuring the pieces which we are currently rehearsing, see Practice Aids.
MUSICAL TERMS:
Glossary of Common Terms.
Alternatively, aimed at younger choristers, but useful for all of us, a Musical Glossary for Kids, which also contains an excellent link on musical acoustics, if you scroll down to the bottom. Our thanks for the latter to Graham Hathway in Maine USA, quite possibly both our youngest and most distant website user.
PRONUNCIATION GUIDES:
Italian
Musical notation is usually in Italian, eg piano, softly, because most early composers were Italian.
See here for common Italian musical terms, together with their meanings.
For guidance on pronunciation, see the video below. (Don’t be put off that it starts in Italian! It switches to English very quickly):
German Alphabet (with audio) Pronunciation, Diphthongs, Consonant Pairs and Dangers to Avoid Latin Latin Pronunciation for Choirs
We are grateful for this suggestion from Ben, perhaps one of our youngest readers, who is currently working on his Music Badge for scouts: Performance Tips. Aimed at young instrumentalists, but with lots of good advice for all of us, and with a helpful set of links at the bottom, such as.... Managing Performance Anxiety. Something we can all relate to!
