Authenticity
Recently I have been looking at identity and compositional voice. In particular what this means in relation to how this can be nurtured...
It's out with the old and in with the.....old.
One of the pieces of work I am currently undertaking is to compile an ebook which will be uploaded onto this site in a few months. An...
Composing Music and Mindfulness
I have to admire the strength of young people. This week a group of our students gave a talk on mental health. However, one of the...
Losing the ego
StartFragment x-tinymce/html This article from the 'Pro Audio Files' - (a blog site well worth following) How to write a song without...
Lyric repetition
Research into the effects of repetition in song lyrics provided the basis for three studies by Nunes, Ordanini and Valesia in their...
Technology really is great...isn't it?
Technology really is great. It solves all our creative problems. It turns us all into first class composers and songwriters. It...
Group Composition
StartFragment x-tinymce/html Group Composing: Pupil perceptions from a social psychological study - Robert Faulkner As the title of the...
Some thoughts
StartFragment x-tinymce/html Introduction Scottish education is going through a period of significant and important change to its...
The Mystical Muse
Creativity can be learned and developed. A bold statement but one which I stand by. Let me explain. It is in the interest of the...
Rubrics for assessment
StartFragment x-tinymce/html As a model of assessment, rubrics are used fairly extensively and if used sympathetically can capture the...
