I began this year with the knowledge that the balance between my instrumental teaching and my 'creative work' (composing, improvising etc.) had to be addressed. 2018 was a fantastic year for me, creativity-wise, but during 2019 the financial realities of life forced me to prioritise a steady income over project-based work. But also, I enjoy [...]
A conversation I had with my mum when I was fourteen has been replaying in my mind. The memory goes like this: We're sitting on a bench in the school playground. It's evening, it's cold and I'm cross. My younger sister is progressing faster on the cello than I am on the violin. She's just [...]
Increasing productivity has been on my mind lately, especially as my music tuition has picked up in the new academic year so I have less time to spend on my other creative pursuits. A recent FEU Training webinar pointed out the difference between productivity and busywork. It was not something I had consciously considered before [...]
Updates on a couple of things I've been working on this week... door progress The door has been sanded, brought inside and I've begun adding some things to it. (If you've been following my #frommygarden project, you might recognise something!) spinning score Gavin Osborn has asked me to compose a score using projection and/or [...]
It's the summer holidays and that means sunshine, barbecues and lots of time to catch up on projects that have fallen behind over the end-of-term-madness... All the days of your life I've been mentioning a piece that I'm writing for Cantiana Choir for a while now but haven't given you a whole lot of information. [...]
Rachel Graff 