On the 10th of this month, I presented my project ideas to a few of my classmates and my tutor, Kenny McAlpine. One of the ideas was to think about the relevance of the madrigal today, the other was "is the madrigal form accessible in today's society?" Kenny asked me first what would be the practical part of the second idea. I explained that I may want to try and write a madrigal or play some examples of a madrigal to a group of people with differing understanding. This would be in partnership, hopefully, with Drake Scotland. One thing that Kenny suggested I do was to think about what I wanted to get out of this project and where I wanted to be at the end of this year. At the end of my honours year, I see myself working in the community and performing, mostly. However, I may dabble into some composing, as well. Kenny pointed me to a group of musicians that I should listen to called the "City Waits," who sing madrigals on CD and in performance. I have since bought one of their albums -- I have yet to actually listen to it though! I may have it in the car going up to Dundee this Thursday. The album is called "Bawdy Ballads of Old England." Kenny then gave me an action plan with the main point being: decide on which idea I'm going to focus on for my project. Since the presentation, I have decided to focus on the accessibility of the madrigal today.
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April 2015
AuthorAmy Moar is a Scottish music student who is working towards her BA Hons Music Performance. Amy has worked professionally both in community music projects and as a performer. Categories |