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Annabel ThwaiteAnnabel Thwaite shares practice tips for 'Good King Wenceslas' - singing along to feel the phrasing and using the lyrics to find where to breathe.
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Practicing Phrase Structure in Singing
The best way to practice this is to sing along. This will help you to develop:
- Phrase structure
- Phrase melodic line
Importance of Breath Control
If you run out of breath:
- You're not moving.
- You're not flowing enough.
Identifying Phrases
You can also see where phrases begin and end. For example, in the phrase:
"Good King Wenceslas looked out on the feast of Stephen."
You would then breathe.
Breathing Techniques
Funnily enough, at the end of bar four, on the word "Stephen," is a full stop.
That's when you'd breathe.
By doing this, you're continuously developing a sense of where the melodic line is beginning and ending.
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Meet your guru
Recognised as one of Britain's most versatile and charismatic pianists, Annabel Thwaite enjoys a diverse career as a soloist, chamber musician, recording artist, educator and examiner, and has won all the major accompanying prizes, including the prestigious Kathleen Ferrier, Gold Medal, and Richard Tauber Piano Prizes. She has collaborated with renowned artists such as Roberto Alagna, Bryn Terfel, David Kempster and "Only Men Aloud!"
Annabel has recorded for Universal records with the "Scottish Tenor", whose album was nominated for a Classical Brit Award and is regularly played on Classic FM. Twice the accompanist for the Festival of Welsh Male choirs, her performances at the Royal Albert Hall were recorded by Sain and have been aired on S4C. She is also a film session pianist, having recorded at Abbey Road the music for the film "Awake", the BBC Jane Austen series "Emma", "The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister" and, most recently, she has appeared on both Blue Peter and "The Rob Brydon Show".
"...no doubt helped by the obviously brilliant piano accompaniments from Annabel Thwaite...highly enjoyable."
In her MusicGurus courses - Learn Christmas Classics on Piano, Learn Classical Favourites on Piano, and Growing Chamber Groups and Small Ensembles - Annabel shares the musicianship behind that versatile career. You will learn how to bring well-loved Christmas and classical pieces to life at the piano, develop your touch and phrasing, and, drawing on her award-winning experience as an accompanist, discover how to listen, lead and play together when making music with other musicians in chamber groups and small ensembles.
