Arrangements Archive

  • So you bought a Ukulele

    So you bought a Ukulele

    This post is dedicated to fellow educator Summer Charlesworth who I met at a conference at Ravenswood School for Girls....
  • Orff Levels & Lessons

    Orff Levels & Lessons

    The Orff approach has revolutionised my teaching. I have fun, find so many ways to teach musical concepts and my...
  • The Flying Books of Morris Part 1

    The Flying Books of Morris Part 1

    A Beautiful Book on the iPad hearkens back to the time of Silent Films There is an equally amazing animated...
  • Noteflight, Transcribing & YouTube

    Noteflight, Transcribing & YouTube

    With the new feature of synchronizing YouTube videos to Noteflight scores I had to write up some examples and see...
  • Friday’s @ 5

    Friday’s @ 5

    I am a music educator who also teaches guitar privately. As such I am continually faced with the problem of...
  • Sumer Is Icumen In (via Howard Goodall)

    Sumer Is Icumen In (via Howard Goodall)

    I know I am a fan of Howard Goodall when I start to remember how he taught a single tune...
  • Guitar TAB Applications

    Guitar TAB Applications

    As a Guitar Tutor, Classroom Music Teacher and often Sibelius Arranger it is hard to come across repertoire that a...
  • Pirates of the Caribbean for Guitar Ensemble

    Pirates of the Caribbean for Guitar Ensemble

    I have been meaning to upload these for some time now but my Guitar Orchestra’s keep playing through all my...
  • Music Video Series – 004

    Music Video Series – 004

    Choral Works are beautiful when done well. I love to hear voices blending and moving through chord progressions, but there...
  • Dr Seuss – Orff Style

    Dr Seuss – Orff Style

    I recently attended a certification course for Orff music pedagogy – however because this post has been a long time...
  • Orchestration Online

    Orchestration Online

    In May 2006 Create Digital Music Site wrote a post on the free online orchestration source Principles of Orchestration.  This...
  • Class Arrangements

    Class Arrangements

    From time to time textbooks or band arrangements do not have enough. From time to time music is ‘out of...