Podcasts, articles, piano recordings & downloads

Articles of interest

Teaching music in Dubai.
Written for the International Society for Music Education January, 2008.

Creating Emotional Intelligence Opportunities for General Music Students in the Keyboard Laboratory.
Proceedings: International Society for Music Education 28th World Conference, Bologna, Italy.

Life skills lie in group activity.
Written for Music in Action, Summer 2008

Music Education's role in developing emotional intelligence.
Written for Classroom Music (Rhinegold) winter 2008

The Corridors of Power: Using background music around the school.
Written for Classroom Music (Rhinegold) autumn term 2 2008/2009

Practise makes Perfect, but...what are the keys to effective practice?
Written for Music in Action, Autumn 2010

Chinese language version of Practise makes Perfect 学习音乐

Study, Stress and Music: Is listening to music when doing homework advisable?

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Background Music in School Environments: Music for morning arrival.

Background Music in School Environments: Music for the classroom.

Background Music in the Medical Clinic

How are you smart?

Reflective Learning

Podcasts: Great Pianists on Piano Playing

Episode 1: Pepito Arriola

Episode 2: Wilhelm Bachaus

Episode 3: Harold Bauer

Episode 4: Fanny Bloomfield-Zeisler

Episode 5: Ferrucio Busoni

Episode 6: Leopold Godowsky

Episode 7: Teresa Carreno

Episode 8: Ossip Gabrilowitsch

Podcasts: Making Connections: Music and Mathematics

Episode 1: Music in Ancient Greece 10.3MB, 11 minutes

Episode 2: Pythagoras 11.6MB 13 minutes

Episode 3: The Search for Equal Temperament 10MB 11 minutes

Episode 4: Music in Ancient China 8.7MB 10 minutes

Episode 5: Music of the Spheres and Fibonacci 14.7MB 16 minutes

Episode 6: The Core of Music: Essential differences with Mathematics 14.7MB 16 minutes

Piano recordings in MP3 format, performed by Michael Griffin 

Beethoven: Symphony No.5, 1st MM      or     YouTube video

Beethoven: Symphony No.5, 3rd MM      or     YouTube video

Beethoven: Sonata No.8 'Pathetique' 2nd MM  or YouTube video

Beethoven: Sonata No.14 'Moonlight' 1st MM    or   YouTube video

Debussy: Claire de Lune     or   YouTube video

Chopin: Fantasie Impromptu    or   YouTube video

Chopin: Waltz in Db Op. 64, No. 1 (Minute)

Chopin: Waltz in C# minor Op. 64, No. 2

Chopin: Prelude in E minor 

Schumann: Of Foriegn Lands and People

Bach: Prelude in F minor Bk. 2

Liszt: Consolation no.3 in Db  or YouTube video

Heller: Study in Db  or  YouTube video

Heller: Prelude in C# minor Op.81 No.10   or  YouTube video

Faure: Romance Sans Paroles Op.17 No.3 in Ab  or YouTube video

Haydn: Sonata No.59 in Eb Hob XV1 49 1st MM

Mozart: Piano Sonata in A K.331 3rd MM (Rondo Alla Turca)

Mozart: Piano Sonata in C K.545 1st MM

Mozart: Piano Sonata in Bb K.570 1st MM

The Beatles: Here, There and Everywhere

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Choral resources

100 choir mp3 files (SATB, SSA) can be played or downloaded from the choral music page.

Latin pronunciation tips

Vocal ranges and registers

Jazz 4 choirs

Michael Griffin’s choral tour of England and Wales (Llangollen Eisteddfod), 2006

Bumble bee! 80 Choral Warm-ups. Available early 2012. This simple volume of choir warm-ups - only 60 pages - will be inexpensive and available for your ipad, kindle, smart phone or good old-fashioned hard copy. As well as numerous exercises, rounds and canons (including many golden oldies that have passed the test of time), this book includes a special section on jazz choir, advocacy and tips for conductors. Ideal for the beginner conductor and a handy reference for the experienced.

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