Gilbert and Sullivan Note Bashers Recommendations
Alistair Donkin – Director and performer, formerly with the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company:
"I listened with great interest to your sample CD. It is superb! So clear and easy to follow that even I understood Dick Deadeye’s line in the Act 1 Finale of Pinafore."
" I would have no hesitation in recommending this service to anyone, chorister or soloist. Gone are the days when a society had an endless supply of pianists to take you through the music, so this is an absolute boon. A couple of my musical directors do this sort of thing for individuals, but nothing quite on this scale or of this quality."
Julia Killick, Musical Director – Rossendale Amateur Operatic Society, Rossendale Amateur Youth Society, New Rosemere AOS Society:
"Hi Notebashers – I would like to take this opportunity to say a Big Thank You to you. Without the aid of your Notebasher discs my life as an MD would have been a lot harder. These discs have enabled both the chorus and principals to have the luxury of a personal rehearsal pianist."
"They have helped people to learn parts quickly and ACCURATELY – it is so difficult to “un-learn” what has been learnt incorrectly!! They are an absolute godsend to all musicians, thank you once more."
Ken Hollas - Chairman of Nelson Arion Male Voice Choir
"As Chairman of Nelson Arion Male Voice Choir, I have no hesitation in recommending Notebasher Rehearsal CDs as an extremely useful rehearsal tool. Our choir 'discovered' Notebashers in 2004 and since that time their CDs have been in constant use as a learning aid for our members. They enabled our members to hear their own part predominate, with the other parts played on the piano in the background. This last feature we found to be important as just hearing one part on the piano in isolation in the rehearsal room does not give singers any impression as to how the piece fits together, particularly as most of the music we sing is in 4 part harmony. Even some of our more experienced singers have remarked that until they listened to their CDs they were'nt aware of how many wrong notes they had been singing for the last 20 years!
The Notebasher CDs have the added advantage of being portable, enabling our members to practice at home, or even on the move.Altogether a very worthwhile aid to learning and understanding choral music."
Clive McCoy - A recent Notebashers customer
"Thank you so much Notebashers for widening my horizons and faciltating my advancement to the worderful world of G&S. Without you I would still be TONE DEAF and performing only in boring old plays."
Graham Weston - Stage Director and Patter Man.
"Dear Penny
I am writing to say thank you for the rehearsal CDs you have provided for me. I have recommended them to many people in the societies that I work with and I know they have found them very beneficial. This helps me as a performer and as a director. I know that people are more confident after using your CDs and therefore give a better performance at the rehearsal, and ultimately on stage.
Yours sincerely
Graham Weston."
