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Pursuing Happiness is Sh...
I feel shit. I can’t put my finger on it. My name is Callum, I don’t normally write blogs, and I’m now at an age where I've started...

Callum Rookes
Oct 19, 20248 min read


The Race to the Top is Often the Race to the Bottom
When the thing you love brings about mental illness.

Callum Rookes
Mar 1, 202010 min read


Finding the Right Teacher
When I was fifteen, my mum and dad kindly let me have piano lessons. We hired a teacher. She was called Liz. She was nice. She was flexible.

Callum Rookes
Feb 3, 20204 min read


The Art of Practice
We all know that we need to practice if we want to get good at something. Seems simple enough, right? But in reality, how many of you...

Callum Rookes
Aug 22, 20195 min read


Get a Grip of Your Intonation and Tuning: A Self Help Guide
So, your Musical Director has been nagging you, lambasting you even, with comments like “listen to your tuning”, “sort your tuning out”,...

Callum Rookes
Jul 21, 20197 min read


The Conductor’s Code: Deciphering an Enigma!
For the majority of you, I suspect you don’t even notice the conductor stood in front of you flapping away! But for the few of you who...

Callum Rookes
Jun 24, 20193 min read


The Conductor. Umm, what actually do they do?!
Conductors are so important, aren’t they? Aren’t they?! They can enthuse, and inspire; create, and craft; build and entertain. Or they...

Callum Rookes
Jun 24, 20194 min read
The Importance of Breathing
If your belly ain't moving, you ain't breathing!

Callum Rookes
Jun 24, 20194 min read
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