#coronasolfege was born at the start of lockdown in March 2020. I have written and filmed 38 #coronasolfege pieces, and counting. Scroll down to watch them! #coronasolfege has been featured on BBC World Service, BBC Radio 3, France Musique, Soho Radio, The Guardian and Gramophone Magazine. The project received a commendation for the Inspiration Award in the Royal Philharmonic Society Awards 2020. Most recently, I wrote a new #coronasolfege piece for the wonderful organist Anna Lapwood which you can watch here. Last year, I also taught #coronasolfege as part of the CoMA Summer School 2020 and wrote a new #coronasolfege vocal ensemble piece for the wonderful Gesualdo Six called ‘coronasolfège for 6’ which you can watch here:
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#coronasolfege 38:
Felt inspired after my practise today & did this tiny #coronasolfege 🙃 pic.twitter.com/gax5i9FFNV
— Héloïse Werner (@Heloise_Werner) May 10, 2021
#coronasolfege 37:
Because Spring is coming & because it had been a while, I made this little #coronasolfege this morning to relax (this is genuinely how I relax now). It’s a #coronacanon: right hand in canon with voice starting on beat 3, left hand on beats 1 2 3, teeth on beats 4 5, eyes in 3 + 2 pic.twitter.com/2Y3rUth3Sa
— Héloïse Werner (@Heloise_Werner) February 28, 2021
#coronasolfege 36:
No 🇫🇷 xmas this year, just this. Little #coronasolfege special for @AnnaPhoebe’s @sohoradio show (happening rn). In #coronasolfege, a xmas bell is a tuning fork and it doesn’t work. Take care everyone xxx pic.twitter.com/8U1Krg13aD
— Héloïse Werner (@Heloise_Werner) December 22, 2020
#coronasolfege 35:
Finally got to use my yellow raincoat for #coronasolfege & it was highly impractical. #coronasolfege 35 is called Rain 💦🌨☔️ & it’s a #coronacanon with left hand in rhythmic canon with voice starting on beat 3, right hand on beats 123458, teeth on beats 6 7, eyes on each beat. pic.twitter.com/CGFtBgHoX7
— Héloïse Werner (@Heloise_Werner) October 5, 2020
#coronasolfege 34:
Autumn 2020, also known as #coronasolfege 34. It’s a #coronacanon with the right hand in rhythmic canon with the voice starting on beat 3, and eyes in 4+3, left hand on beats 1 3 4 6 7, teeth on beats 2 & 5. Pleased to say I also wrote the lyrics. pic.twitter.com/PEFeiPZQF2
— Héloïse Werner (@Heloise_Werner) September 22, 2020
#coronasolfege 33:
I think it’s September? This is #coronasolfege 33 and I think it’s called ‘September’. It’s a #coronacanon with right hand in rhythmic canon with voice starting on beat 3 and eyes in 4+2, left hand on beats 1 2 4, teeth on beats 3 5 6. pic.twitter.com/fdz9UWIYHm
— Héloïse Werner (@Heloise_Werner) September 16, 2020
#coronasolfege 32:
Was too hot to practise or do anything really so just made #coronasolfege 32! It’s a #coronacanon with right hand in rhythmic canon with voice starting halfway through beat 2; left hand on beats 1 3 4 5, teeth on beats 2 6 7 & eyes in 5+2. And yes I wrote the lyrics myself. 🥵 pic.twitter.com/T7hvtniUkN
— Héloïse Werner (@Heloise_Werner) August 12, 2020
#coronasolfege 31:
#coronasolfege 31: ‘what next’ pic.twitter.com/dAr75MjHk3
— Héloïse Werner (@Heloise_Werner) June 29, 2020
#coronasolfege 30
Woke up v early with the ☀️ this morning so made #coronasolfege 30 in my PJs because this is my life now. This one’s called ‘microphone metronome microtone’. pic.twitter.com/4aw7N80t3N
— Héloïse Werner (@Heloise_Werner) June 24, 2020
#coronasolfege 29:
#coronasolfege 29 is a new #coronacanon: right hand in rhythmic canon with the voice starting on beat 3, eyes in crotchets, left hand + teeth in quavers (left hand for first 5 beats, teeth for last one). Have a nice week 🐣 pic.twitter.com/qkwOBf6vRu
— Héloïse Werner (@Heloise_Werner) June 22, 2020
#coronasolfege 28:
#coronasolfege 28: ‘I miss concerts’ pic.twitter.com/IAdkq7TWRh
— Héloïse Werner (@Heloise_Werner) June 15, 2020
#coronasolfege 27:
Woke up this morning and made #coronasolfege 27 – I don’t know what it’s called but it involves not blinking much. 👀👀👀👀👀 pic.twitter.com/6cl6Qk5S8r
— Héloïse Werner (@Heloise_Werner) June 11, 2020
#coronasolfege 26:
#coronasolfege 26 is a new #coronacanon with left hand in rhythmic canon with the voice starting on beat 5, right hand on beats 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10, teeth on beats 7 & 8, eyes in 6+4 and cheeky hands swap for last 2 beats 🙃 pic.twitter.com/BZUhzozV1o
— Héloïse Werner (@Heloise_Werner) June 8, 2020
#coronasolfege 25:
Oi! #coronasolfege 25 is another ‘Oi one’ pic.twitter.com/pd5lSHypBj
— Héloïse Werner (@Heloise_Werner) June 5, 2020
#coronasolfege 24:
It’s June? #coronasolfege 24: new #coronacanon most likely called ‘June’ – right hand in rhythmic canon with the voice starting on beat 3, left hand on beats 1 2 3 4 5 8 9, teeth on beats 6 & 7, eyes in 5+4. pic.twitter.com/kV7BTRgxWN
— Héloïse Werner (@Heloise_Werner) June 1, 2020
#coronasolfege 23:
#coronasolfege 23 – dancy folky earwormy etc pic.twitter.com/bhRdS4tpJE
— Héloïse Werner (@Heloise_Werner) May 26, 2020
#coronasolfege 22:
#coronasolfege 22 is a new #coronacanon: eyes in 6+3, left hand on beats 1 2 4 5 6 8 9, teeth on beats 3 & 7, right hand in rhythmic canon with the voice starting on beat 4. 🙉🙈 pic.twitter.com/vDe8vobG5V
— Héloïse Werner (@Heloise_Werner) May 21, 2020
#coronasolfege 21:
#coronasolfege 21 🙉 / new #coronacanon: eyes in 3+2, left hand on beats 1 2 3 & 5, teeth on beat 4, right hand in rhythmic canon with the voice starting on beat 3. Have a nice week 🐣🐣🐣 pic.twitter.com/jwyiXGKuoe
— Héloïse Werner (@Heloise_Werner) May 18, 2020
#coronasolfege 20:
20th #coronasolfege video & I’m dedicating it to @anne_denholm. It’s another #coronacanon with the right hand in rhythmic canon with the voice & the glasses in crotchets. Very interesting. pic.twitter.com/XbW1wQFXw5
— Héloïse Werner (@Heloise_Werner) May 14, 2020
#coronasolfege 19:
Made this one last night & it cheered me up – hope it cheers you up too! #coronasolfege pic.twitter.com/7kR0g6xqag
— Héloïse Werner (@Heloise_Werner) May 12, 2020
#coronasolfege 18:
Sundayz à la maison / 3rd & final one of the #coronasolfege franglais series 🇫🇷🇬🇧 / 18th #coronasolfege video / 5th #coronacanon (and it’s a 3 part one!) pic.twitter.com/mr72cogjj0
— Héloïse Werner (@Heloise_Werner) May 10, 2020
#coronasolfege 17:
2nd one of the #coronasolfege franglais mini series 🇫🇷🇬🇧 one of the things I’m enjoying during this lockdown is drinking my café (C-A-F-E) au lait in bed (B-E-D) / lit. pic.twitter.com/ZV9CLYRDur
— Héloïse Werner (@Heloise_Werner) May 8, 2020
#coronasolfege 16:
First one of a mini #coronasolfege franglais series 🇫🇷🇬🇧 (eyes in crotchets, right hand in triplets, left hand in semis – sort of). pic.twitter.com/JqS8FXjhNg
— Héloïse Werner (@Heloise_Werner) May 7, 2020
#coronasolfege 15:
My 15th #coronasolfege short vid is another #coronacanon (4th one) cuz they make me happyyyy 🙉 Right hand is in rhythmic canon with the voice, left hand + eyes are on the beats. pic.twitter.com/LB6KXC7k0h
— Héloïse Werner (@Heloise_Werner) May 4, 2020
#coronasolfege 14:
What day is it? #coronasolfege level 6: eyes in crotchets, right hand in quavers, left hand in triplets, voice in sextuplets and wholetoney (at the request of @sallywhitwell 🙃) pic.twitter.com/EfTSnP3UXT
— Héloïse Werner (@Heloise_Werner) April 29, 2020
#coronasolfege 13:
Not quite sure what this one is – possibly folky / dancy / vibey / definitely earwormy (sorry). #coronasolfege pic.twitter.com/qydxznatk1
— Héloïse Werner (@Heloise_Werner) April 27, 2020
#coronasolfege 12:
Excited to announce that I’ve now learnt how to brush my teeth. Toothbrush in semis, right hand in rhythmic canon with the voice, starting on the fourth beat. #coronasolfege #coronacanon pic.twitter.com/NSgIwuOoSO
— Héloïse Werner (@Heloise_Werner) April 22, 2020
#coronasolfege 11:
Because I spend most of my time on my sofa these days, it was time for a 3-part #coronacanon #coronasolfege ode to my so(l)fa. Hands (minus sofa intro) are in rhythmic canon with the voice. ‘SolFa’ is sang on G (flat & nat) / F, obv. Deep lyrics too. pic.twitter.com/nvoVUlcFVM
— Héloïse Werner (@Heloise_Werner) April 19, 2020
#coronasolfege 10:
Made my first little #coronasolfege #coronacanon this morning (my teeth needed a bit of a rest 😬) Left hand is in canon with the voice starting on the fourth beat, right hand on each beat and eyes in 3+2. pic.twitter.com/klUeOyOXbN
— Héloïse Werner (@Heloise_Werner) April 16, 2020
#coronasolfege 9:
It’s taken me 28 years to work out how to brush my hair but I got there in the end. (Inspired by #coronasolfege level 1 – eyes in minims, hairbrush in ‘crotchet tied to staccato crotchet’, teeth in quavers, voice in triplets, left hand in semis). pic.twitter.com/mTGTXsataQ
— Héloïse Werner (@Heloise_Werner) April 14, 2020
#coronasolfege 8:
A normal Easter Sunday. This is #coronasolfege level 5 which resembles level 3 but with scales now in thirds! Eyes crotchets, teeth quavers, right hand triplets, left hand semis, voice from 5s to 6s to 7s to 6s back to 5s (changes every 4crotchet beat)sung on note names in French pic.twitter.com/kQ82VC347L
— Héloïse Werner (@Heloise_Werner) April 12, 2020
#coronasolfege 7:
Remembered about the London Underground yesterday so made this 🤷🏼♀️ #londonersinquarantine #coronasolfege pic.twitter.com/5hNvnflz06
— Héloïse Werner (@Heloise_Werner) April 10, 2020
#coronasolfege 6:
As far as I know, #coronasolfege clubbing inside your flat is allowed. pic.twitter.com/XtNqn4TZ8v
— Héloïse Werner (@Heloise_Werner) April 7, 2020
#coronasolfege 5:
#coronasolfege level 4 is a combination of levels 1&2! As always, eyes in crotchets &teeth in quavers; for the rest we alternate between level 1 (voice in triplets, both hands in semis) &level 2 (voice in quintuplets, left hand in semis, right hand in triplets)-sort of. GOOD LUCK pic.twitter.com/gQnDCvYB6o
— Héloïse Werner (@Heloise_Werner) April 6, 2020
#coronasolfege 4:
This is a #coronasolfege special for anyone celebrating their birthday in lockdown 🎂Today, it’s especially dedicated to @TamsinWaleyCohe – happy bday Tamsin! Eyes in crotchets, teeth in quavers, hands together alternate between sextuplets and triplets, voice in happy bday tune. pic.twitter.com/gHHqsKkZgH
— Héloïse Werner (@Heloise_Werner) April 3, 2020
#coronasolfege 3:
This is #coronasolfege level 3 / Sunday morning warm up. Eyes crotchets, teeth quavers, left hand triplets, right hand semis, voice changes every 4 crotchet beat from 5s to 6s to 7s to 6s to 5s – sort of. We also add note names (in French) to give the teeth a bit of a rest 😬 pic.twitter.com/phM5AStN61
— Héloïse Werner (@Heloise_Werner) March 29, 2020
#coronasolfege 2:
Hi🙃This is #coronasolfege level 2: eyes in crotchets, teeth in quavers, right hand in triplets, left hand in semiquavers, voice in quintuplets – sort of. (will eventually write a piece using various #coronasolfege levels – practising for now) #workinprogress #writinginquarantine pic.twitter.com/jy2YBEliOi
— Héloïse Werner (@Heloise_Werner) March 26, 2020
#coronasolfege 1:
Definitely not going mad in my flat. This is #coronasolfege (still in development but thought I’d share where I’ve got to so far, you’re welcome). Eyes in crotchets, teeth in quavers, voice in triplets, hands in semiquavers – sort of. #writinginquarantine pic.twitter.com/LL8NohP9X1
— Héloïse Werner (@Heloise_Werner) March 23, 2020