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MARK GLOVER
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Treble Clef Classical Duet Book Review
Book review - Classical Themes For Two. A really good duet book for musicians.
Apr 3, 20242 min read
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10 Tips For Beginners Taking Practical Music Grade Exams - Solo Pieces
10 Tips For Beginners Taking Practical Music Grade Exams. How to get a distinction!
Mar 19, 20243 min read
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My Experience - 2024 Yorkshire Regional Brass Band Championships, Grimethorpe Band.
My experience performing with Grimethorpe Band at the Yorkshire Championships 2024.
Mar 4, 20245 min read
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Confidence Building Metronome
A motivational metronome I use for my daily routine.
Feb 23, 20241 min read
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Brass Band Test Piece Solo Tips
For this blog post, I am going to give some tips that will help any soloist prepare for the challenges they may face in a brass band test pi
Feb 8, 20246 min read
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Why Do Kids Quit Music? 8 Instrumental Teaching Tips.
Why do kids quit? 8 tips to help teachers.
Feb 3, 20249 min read
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As a Musician, What Can I learn From Mozart?
What can musicians learn from Mozart? Read to find out! This is the last in this blog post series.
Jan 20, 20244 min read
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As A Musician, What Can I Learn From Lady Gaga?
What can we learn from Lady Gaga?
Jan 19, 20243 min read
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5 New Years Resolutions For Musicians, To Help Eliminate Bad Habits
Eliminate bad habits with these 5 New Years Eve resolutions.
Dec 18, 20235 min read
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My Musical Influences as a Child. Do You Still Listen to Your Childhood Favourite Bands?
My Musical Influences as a Child. Do You Still Listen to Your Childhood Favourite Bands?
Dec 14, 20234 min read
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Unleash Your Inner Beat: Improve Your Rhythm.
What is the best way to improve your rhythm?
Dec 8, 20235 min read
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How to Use a Practice Mute? 8 Brass Player Tips For Using One to Improve.
Do you want a better sound, better range, better control, stronger embouchure, better dynamics and many other things? This post will help...
Dec 2, 20234 min read
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Expert Help With Trinity Grade Exam Supporting Tests - Musical Knowledge.
As a brass teacher, I often use Trinity for students entering practical grade exams. For the initial grade and grades 1-5, candidates...
Nov 28, 202313 min read
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What is the Best Brass Instrument to Play? With 10 Areas of Consideration.
As a brass player and brass teacher, I often get asked this question. Especially by younger students wanting to start learning but also...
Nov 25, 202310 min read
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The Power of Bad: And How to Overcome It - For Musicians! The Best Book to Help With Positivity.
For this blog post I am going to talk about something that has an impact on everyone, but especially musicians. A friend recommended this...
Nov 22, 20234 min read
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Inclusion in the Brass Band Movement (and Wider Musical World).
This is not a topic I ever thought I would write about, but it is nice to follow what is happening in the world and to have a view of my...
Nov 19, 20237 min read
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GCSE Music - 12 Ideas For Extra Performance Practice and Experience.
If you read my blog post giving 32 tips to help score high marks in GCSE music solo performance, you will have understood how important...
Nov 11, 20232 min read
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GCSE Music (9-1) - Help With How To Score High Marks - 32 Solo Performance Tips From A Moderator
This blog post is going to give GCSE music students and teachers some tips on how to score a higher mark for their solo performance. It...
Nov 10, 202311 min read
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GCSE Music (9-1) - Help With How To Score High Marks - 32 Composition Tips From A Moderator
This post is going to give GCSE music students some tips on how to score a higher mark for their composition coursework. It is likely...
Nov 4, 20239 min read
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Best Beginner Brass Books - A Tune a Day for Trumpet (or any instrument)
In this new series of blog posts, I am going to review a selection of brass books that I personally use for teaching beginners. These...
Nov 3, 20233 min read
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