NCS News

Jane Chidwick, wife of keyboard player Noel Chidwick, suggested that a Christmas song would be a good opportunity to do some good in the world and the single is offered for a free download, but with an invitation to pay whatever the listener considers it is worth to UNICEF.

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Alas alack we don’t have any music related courses here at the NCS College, so I take great pleasure in directing you to Soundjunction. This is an action packed site for listening to, exploring, discovering and creating music. You can find out how to ply the udu - you can also discover how to play the saxaphone, [...]

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Can’t be bothered lifting that twenty kilo bestseller while basking in the sunshine? Why not listen to a good book instead? We’ve found a site which offers educational listening, too. This appeals to our lazier sides and makes us feel that the time lying in the sun is well spent, actually learning something. Check out [...]

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Musicologists are using the Internet to find Britain’s favourite chord. This will be used to create a new musical composition. Tested on small groups of people at the Royal Northern College of Music, Trinity College of Music and the University of Keele, the Musiclab may enhance our listening and performing skills.
You can take part in [...]

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