Time signatures order rhythm for us; they help us to follow the beat. Four crotchet beats in a bar (common time or ⁴₄) represent a march; three crotchet beats (3₄) is most readily identified with the waltz. Time signatures tell a musician how many beats per bar (the...

The English are often thought of as a dour nation, lacking a sense of humour and possessing a somewhat grim sense of duty. Famed for our 'stiff upper lip', enthusiasm and excitement are, in this stereotype, frowned upon as evidence of excess which can ruin. There may...

Yesterday we were thrilled to hold a baptismal service, when Jade made that public commitment of her faith in Jesus Christ. Baptism does not make anyone a Christian; it is a sacrament which speaks of the commitment a person has made to follow Jesus and symbolises...