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Hello, I'm Becs - an experienced piano and flute teacher and accompanist, based in West Yorkshire. I have been teaching and accompanying since 1995 and I absolutely love what I do!
TEACHING: I am proud to provide piano and flute tuition to learners of all ages and abilities. Lessons are fun, personalised and promote great technique. We work on theory, technical skill, repertoire and creativity. Whether students are working towards exams or not, including all these elements in ways that engage every learner means students become well-rounded musicians from the start. Even the youngest beginners will be creating their own tunes and learning through games, apps, sound and movement. More information available at www.becsleightonmusic.com
ACCOMPANIMENT: I provide high quality accompaniment for singers / instrumentalists across Yorkshire. I work as a rehearsal and concert accompanist for Village Voices Baildon, Barnsley Singers and Barnsley Youth Choir. I also offer freelance services to accompany singers and instrumentalists in performances, auditions and music exams.
Accompanying is specialist skill and I am responsive to the performers, putting them at ease and ensuring my accompaniment follows and blends with the soloists music. With strong sight-reading skills, I can provide short notice accompaniment if required. References available on request; testimonials and more information available at www.becsleightonmusic.com
Disclosure and Barring Service: yes
Qualification: Grade 8 piano (ABRSM, distinction), Grade 5 music theory (ABRSM)
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Disclosure and Barring Service: yes
Qualification: Grade 8 piano (ABRSM, distinction), Grade 5 music theory (ABRSM)
Hampstead, London
England
Experienced piano teacher and accompanist
Great Harwood, Lancashire
England
I teach piano & violin from my own home in Great
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Tuning Temperaments
How many piano tuning temperaments are there?
There are countless variations, but most fall within three major categories;
1. Meantone, which generally concentrated the dissonance into a few unusable intervals (often called "wolf" intervals), so that the others could be Just. These are often called "restrictive" tunings, since there are certain intervals that are not usable. Good intervals are really good, bad ones are really bad. The Meantone era was approx. 1400-1700
2. Well-Temperament, which gives more consonance to the most often used keys, and more dissonance to the lesser used ones. Though not equal, these tunings are "non-restrictive" because all intervals can be used. The intervals range from Just to barely acceptable. Well-temperament refers to a genre, not a specific tuning. The Well-Tempered era is approx. 1700-1880.
3. Equal Temperament, which spreads the dissonance equally among all intervals.
There is no difference in consonance or dissonance between any keys, thus, there are no good ones or bad ones. Equal temperament represents a complete average. Dates of its acceptance are debated, but there is ample evidence that it was widely available by 1900 and is the predominate tuning on keyboards, today.
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