Jack - Year 11 Musician Editor's Note: Mrs Sidwell, who taught Jack, says: 'Don't be fooled by the calm piano intro. It develops into something very different from the recordings we have sent out so far.' It's worth listening to on headphones for the effect, and because there's one or two angry moments that you may … Continue reading Good News
GSAL Senior String Group Editor's Note: Contrary to the general perception of this new form of ensemble playing, it is not technologically possible for musicians to perform live together online. Latency means that music cannot be played accurately in time with another musician. Instead, each part is recorded separately in the musician’s home, and then … Continue reading Clocks
Emily - Year 9 Student Editor's Note: Are you the new Blake? Many of us have been going for daily walks if able to do so. Borrowing poet William Blake's form, Emily Y9 has written her own poem about her recent wanderings. Her poem ends in an uplifting manner; the bit of cheer that we … Continue reading Wandering
GSAL Virtual Voices Editor's Note: During the period of lockdown, pupils, parents, staff and alumni came together to create this wonderful virtual performance of American soul and R&B singer Ben E. King's timeless song Stand by Me. The song was originally inspired by an early 20th century gospel hymn; there have since been over 400 … Continue reading Stand by Me
David - Year 10 Musician Editor's Note: Year 10 student David plays and sings 'To Build a Home' by English electronic music group The Cinematic Orchestra. The track was performed and recorded remotely during the lockdown period of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. AWK https://youtu.be/cQSesVZIc58?list=PLtwCN9UWnAli8pf-Lt3jihwIRxyu6piSt
Aadarsh - GSAL Alumnus (2019 Leaver) Editor’s Note: Former student Aadarsh (2019 Leaver) was an editorial member of Salutaris, the Sixth Form academic journal, during his time at GSAL. This fascinating essay and accompanying photographs were originally published in Salutaris 2019, a project led by Mrs Gray, E-Learning Designer. CPD You can view Aadarsh's photographs in Salutaris 2019 … Continue reading Analogue Photography
James - Year 11 Musician Editor's Note: James Y11 plays a short version of the jazz standard Autumn Leaves, originally composed by Joseph Kosma in 1945. This famous jazz piece has accumulated over 1,000 commercial recordings by a plethora of leading musicians. AWK/CPD https://youtu.be/5tmEux2UaMc
Lucas - Year 12 Musician Editor's Note: Please find here for your enjoyment a song entitled ‘The Game’ which was written, performed and recorded at home during lockdown by Year 12 Music student Lucas. Lucas also performed on a recent home recording of Allie Crocker’s Reel by the GSAL Folk Ensemble. AWK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgi1h9SQ5Hs&feature=youtu.be
Karen - Year 13 Musician Editor's Note: Here for your enjoyment is the full recording of Karen's home recording of Brahms Intermezzo Op.118 in A Major. As many of you may know, Karen has an offer to study Music at St Catherine's College, Cambridge from September. AWK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBfPZ5YUGkw
Eloise - Year 12 Student Author's Note: I decided to enter the Write on Art competition as it was like nothing I had ever done before and, after attending a school talk on Art History a couple of months prior by Griselda Pollock, I decided to give it a go. Then was the task of … Continue reading ‘Hope’ by George Frederic Watts
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