Results, moving on and settling in…
Where to start? I got my degree. Specifically, I have been awarded a Bachelor of Music (Hons), Second Class Honours, Upper Division. In ordinary terms that’s known as a 2:1 in the British system. I had...
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Christmas has come (though it isn’t gone yet — not until Epiphany), the various services at church have gone well, my students are still on break, and so I am going away for a few days. I’m really,...
View ArticleMusic and Livelihood
I am not going to be able to work as a performer for the rest of my life. There are a number of reasons for this, and none of them are up for discussion in this post, but my current strategy is not...
View ArticleMonday again…
…and I’m having “one of those days”. I woke up with my head full of a bad cold, dithered around far too long before leaving the flat, only to get to Trinity and find no practise rooms until later in...
View ArticleFinal stretch
Over a month since posting, again! I have my end-of-degree recital on Tuesday next week. That’s, er, a week from today. Right now, it’s all about the practising. And the programme notes… sadly I’m not...
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