Multi-tasking, cognitive load, mobiles
Since my previous rant on multi-tasking, I’ve discovered that the key word I needed to prise this issue open was ‘cognitive load’, which I discovered while monotasking (reading a book…
Multi-tasking? No thanks.
Multi-schmulti "I'm just multi-tasking" is a phrase that annoys me like no other. I don't think I've ever heard a man use the word about himself, but then 'multi-tasking', according…
On Mendelssohn, Hampson, and ‘musical music’
Hello world, happy new year. Though I say it myself, I rather liked my Advent Calendar of 2008. It’s nicely ironic that I should have begun it with ‘Solving Musical…
The Owl & the Pussycat
On the way to the Tate Modern for tea with Chris got forced down a side-street as a diversion to Southwark Bridge, and came across this wonderfully eccentric house, where…
Malta
It’s been very strange going somewhere without having to play for class, as nearly every ‘holiday’ I’ve had in the last 10 years has had some element of work attached…
Circle of fifths
To the Barbican again to play for Mark Morris & company. He and they are so great to work with, so much fun, such great dancers, so intelligent, so appreciative.…