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The Race to the Top is Often the Race to the Bottom

When the thing you love brings about mental illness.

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.

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...

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”,...

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...

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...

The Importance of Breathing

If your belly ain't moving, you ain't breathing!

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