Hi,
I have been reading the forums for a while and actually posted a couple of times but thought I'd introduce myself properly.
Music has been part of my life as long as I remember, I live it, breathe it. Might sound a bit serious but actually it's fun!
I spent 7 years at Purcell then went on to Trinity and then just as it was all about to happen I got ill. I have kept a teaching practice going and it's been hard sometimes but I love it. Now I'm about to finally do a diploma (20 years later) and it's very scary!
I also have 2 children, both into their music and 4 (unfortunately about to be 3) cats.
My life is a bit mad but fun.
See you around the forums I guess.

Miffy

Hello miffy, glad you've decided to start posting




A while ago I started a thread on how to pronounce Purcell and it's several pages long

Hi Skylark,
surprised I can spell it this morning, been up all night with a sick cat..
By the way, forgot to say my instruments are violin and piano.

M.

to the forum!

Hello Miffy

Hi Miffy and welcome!

Sorry to read about the cat

Hi Miffy and to the forums. Hope you enjoy meeting us!

Hi everyone,

Thankyou for my welcome. It will be nice to join in for good advice and some fun, and maybe be able to help a little too from time to time.

Skylark, I'm very curious - how many ways are there to pronounce Purcell??

Stetenorve - thanks, kitty still going, have no idea how, she's a tough little thing.


Thanks again all.x

I think there are two main ways - 'PURcell (like Persil) or Pur'CELL. This link takes you to a post in the thread which would seem to prove that in Purcell's day, it was pronounced 'PURcell.

I've since discovered that the "cell" syllable might be pronounced with a "z" sound, ie 'PURzel (a bit like "puzzle").

The last page of the thread went a bit off-topic, but prior to that, there were five pages of discussion on how it should be pronounced

Welcome Miffy - glad to 'see' you, but sad to hear about your cat.

I've always said PurCELL.
When I was little and people asked which school I went to they'd say "haha like the washing powder"
Yep, that got old very fast together with "wots in the violin case luv, a machine gun?"

Well, it seemed to make their day anyway!

M.x

Hi miffy! Hope you're enjoying the forums.

Which of your instruments are you doing the diploma in?

Violin.

I'm very very very scared....

Best of luck miffy

Have just thought : is your username 'miffy' because you're a fan of the rabbit of the same name?

Hey there miffy.

Yes I love that little rabbit.
Still have an old little rucksack shaped like Miffy with ears that stick up above your shoulders!!


Miffy

Awww!

I remember there being a lot of Miffy books around when I was at primary school. That and Bod!

Aha, Bod!
I look a bit like Bod - bit of a tum and skinny arms and legs..

Good to meet you virtually