Berry O'Rourke
@BerryORourke
Good with family and friends, wine, books and piano. Bad with technology, flat pack, directions and flies.
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Playing music throughout life associated with sharper brain in older age – study independent.co.uk/news/science/u…
We're celebrating World Piano Day by giving THREE of you the chance to win a copy of @FaberMusic's new book, The Intermediate Piano Sonata Collection! All you need to do is: ✔ Like & RT this tweet ✔ Follow us You've got until 11.59pm GMT tonight. Good luck! (WGP T&Cs apply)
Rare footage of a moose shedding both its antlers captured with a drone in a forest in New Brunswick. Credit: Derek Burgoyne
Tremendous!
Happy birthday Camille Saint-Saëns 🎂 The composer was born 187 years ago today! Here’s an LPO favourite moment from his Third Symphony 🎶
After my stay in hospital (during which staff had saved my life at least twice), people asked me what I thought of the care I got. I said, it was mostly very good, but in the end, it was badly affected by one thing. 'What's that?' they said. 'Oxford commas,' I said.
New #home urgently sought for a baby grand #piano. If you can collect/move it, it's yours. It was given to @RickyVicar but there's no room for it in her new Vicarage. She will be v sad to see it go. It needs to be removed by 24 October at latest. 1.5m wide x 1.6m deep x 1m tall.
This was so moving. Spontaneously stopped off at the London Bridge station organ to play a couple of pieces for the Queen. This lovely security guard, Marcella, asked if I could play Lascia ch'io pianga. Turns out she trained as a singer! ❤️😭
Unless something drastically changes soon, our schools will be devoid of arts subjects, including music, and the whole of society will be poorer for it. Achingly predictable statistics from @ISM_music ⬇️
NEW: ISM analysis of GCSE results show that music entries have fallen by 3.8% since 2021, and a staggering 27% since 2010.
Looking at GCSE Music uptake 2018-2022 Ofqual analytics data All grades aged 16 Biggest LOSSES South Yorkshire -45.4% East Riding of Yorkshire -31.7% Durham - 25.6% West Midlands – 20.6% Biggest GAINS Isle of Wight +50% Surrey +23.9% Rutland +16.7%
This cost of living crisis will mean a very tough first term of safeguarding. Fellow DSLs & pastoral SLs serving disadvantaged areas would love to hear about how you’ll be proactive from Sept. I’m in the process of planning currently so let me know if you’d like to collaborate.
🎶💕 Here is the wonderful Scottish composer Donald Thomson @donald_composer with his brand new WINTER PIANO MUSIC at the UK's finest @ForsythMusic shop in Manchester! AVAILABLE @MusicroomOnline 🇬🇧🇩🇪🇫🇷 @HalLeonardEUR @EVCMusicUK Amazon.com local store🎶
Testimonial Thursday: 'My adult learners (in fact any of my exam students) do exams with MTB. Re-record until you are happy. Duet option, nice repertoire, sensible scales and technique. Do it when you’re ready, with your teacher!' Berry O'Rourke, Teacher and MTB Centre
This sounds like a GREAT concert!
"Such a great piece" Thank you @AthenaeumSinger for your enthusiasm for In Our Service by @thewittjones @RSCMCentre. The piece will be performed as part of the choir's special Jubilee Gems concert on 4 June in Warminster #PlatinumJubilee #InOurService
"Such a great piece" Thank you @AthenaeumSinger for your enthusiasm for In Our Service by @thewittjones @RSCMCentre. The piece will be performed as part of the choir's special Jubilee Gems concert on 4 June in Warminster #PlatinumJubilee #InOurService
Lost bear on Hampstead Heath! This little ted looks like he is being missed by someone. 💔He's safe in our office now but we'd love to reunite him with his owner. Please re-tweet to get this teddy home.
I think teaching is potentially a very good job. If the school is well run. If bureaucracy kept to minimum. If behaviour well managed as a whole school. If assessment policies practical. If leadership protect staff. If fads avoided. If leadership isn’t obsessed by Ofsted.
"Such a great piece" Thank you @AthenaeumSinger for your enthusiasm for In Our Service by @thewittjones @RSCMCentre. The piece will be performed as part of the choir's special Jubilee Gems concert on 4 June in Warminster #PlatinumJubilee #InOurService
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