In 2010 I released an online course entitled “High notes, low notes, and everything in between“. The course consists of lessons – or modules as I call them here – and is aimed at advancing [...]

A 30 minute maintenance method At times, work, family, commuting, meetings, and all sorts of other commitments fill our schedules, leaving very little time for our daily practise. Using the format below, you can compress [...]

It can be argued that all music – be it Bach, Bartok, tonal, atonal, medieval, or avant garde – is made up of parts of scales and arpeggios arranged in different combinations and permutations. But [...]

The all girl, french horn quartet that goes by the name of Genghis Barbie. Heard of them before? Neither had I until recently. It’s probably best that you get an introduction to Genghis Barbie in [...]

When it comes to being a freelance professional musician… Many are called, few are chosen. So how can you put the odds in your favour, and give yourself the best chance of becoming a professional [...]

If you have aspirations of playing in an orchestra, playing from a Real Book, or simply playing hymns along with an organist at a church service, you’ll need to know how to transpose. At first, [...]