Playing for ballet class tips #1: Listen to yourself and the room
If you play for class a lot, it's easy to get into a habit of being so focused on what the dancers are doing, and what the teacher wants, that…
Advent calendar 2012: playing for ballet classes
It’s that time of year again when I try to blog for 25 days in a row for Advent, on something to do with dance and music. This year it’s…
The problem with reading online
Four years ago, I started an MA in music education at the Institute of Education in London. The first module was on the philosophy and aesthetics of music, and included…
Normal service resumed at last
After 10 days of mourning for the loss of nearly 10 years of posts, I’ve managed to recover my site after all. It’s cost me abou $70, but it was…
Missing wordpress posts? Can’t update old pages? Try this
Yesterday I had the first and only WordPress crisis ever since I installed it several years ago. When I tried to update an old post, the post would just revert…
Beck to the future
This is possibly the most fun anyone could have in the music world at the end of 2102: Beck’s new album Song Reader will be released as sheet music only.…