At MusicEL, we’re all about connecting people. Open to all, you can find below:
- Challenges and competitions
- MusicEL expertise
- Meet the MusicEL tutors
Challenges and Competitions
to stimulate your creativity and share and showcase your work.
MusicEL Expertise
We have some samples below of some of the content we’re preparing, to connect you with our experts. When we open up our Premium and Premium Plus memberships this summer, subscribers will have regular content to go alongside their live music lessons, including:
- Masterclasses, and discussion panels with internationally-renowned musicians.
- Livestreams on topics relevant to all musicians, such as mindfulness, vocal health and breathing.
- Seminars on topics useful for your instrument, voice, or area of study.
- Online ensembles and singing – where you can join in (with examples from Christine Judge below).
Vocal warmup
In this 20 minute session, you’ll join in with some vocal warmups suited to all voices young and old, led by choral director and tutor for MusicEL, Christine Judge. This seminar was produced by one of our partner organisations, Cornwall International Male…
Online choir – masterclass and training
In this hour-long session, choral director and tutor for MusicEL, Christine Judge, takes us through many examples of her work leading choirs online and in-person. There are lots of songs you can learn and sing along with. As well as being a…
Breathing Gym
In this half-hour session, trombonist and music leader for MusicEL, Matt Harrison, takes us through his Breathing Gym. There are lots of warmups and practical exercises which are useful for any musician who breathes (!), with many tips for your own practice.…
Women in Music
In this panel discussion, MusicEL teacher Christine Judge leads the conversation with women composers and conductors. Alongside conversation with renowned composer Dobrinka Tabakova, there is much to learn from other professionals from Cornwall Music Service Trust, and the work of The Hypatia…
Mindfulness in a rehearsal
In this short Q&A session, opera singer and vocal tutor for MusicEL, Cheryl Brendish discusses mindfulness in the context of leading a choir rehearsal – not always the most relaxing of environments! There are also lots of useful tips for your own…
Mindfulness and Vocal Health
Opera singer and vocal tutor for MusicEL, Cheryl Brendish explores some central topics in mindfulness and vocal health, with some practical exercises for you to do. This seminar was produced by one of our partner organisations, Cornwall International Male Choral Festival as…
MusicEL Pathways
podcasts with the people who make your courses
In our first series, “MusicEL Pathways”, our tutors talk about their journeys in music and in life – how they ended up where they are.
