Introduction chapter — Practice time Welcome back! Every time we complete a chapter, we will go through some of the most relevant exercises found in the book, analysing with special care the mistakes I made and what the thought process should have been in that case. Audio exercises In these exercises, one needs to listenContinue reading “An Italian cellist’s journey into Serbian Language — Lesson 4”
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How to engrave an Opera (in Sibelius) – Ep. 5
Now that we have our full score set up, we can move forward and dive deep into what _notational conventions_ should be respected when engraving an opera.
Making Progress
Dear all,
Welcome to the second update for _Summer 2023,_ this time live from Belgrade, Serbia! Before moving on with the news, I would like to offer my public apology to the several thousands of people who watched the excerpt of
An Italian cellist’s journey into Serbian Language — Lesson 3
In [Lesson 1], the lesson ended with a personally composed rhythm to memorise the order of letters of the Cyrillic alphabet. A few days later, I discovered a song that Serbian kids have been using for the last 30 years at least.
How to engrave an Opera (in Sibelius)
What would be an opera without solo singers? Well, it would just be a massive symphony, though also this statement could be discussed at length. There are special conventions on how to prepare singers’ staves, and they are like nothing I had ever encountered before. This is because there is an extra component that a symphony doesn’t have: the stage!
