BBC Proms 2024 Recommendations
The BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall is one of the most anticipated classical music events of the year, running from 17th July to 14th September. Here’s my curated guide for each…
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I have been quite absent from the blogging scene for a while. This post is to mark the launching of the first Hybridae concerts at the musical museum later today, starring the amazing…
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To use or not to use: ChatGPT in music academic practices
Just yesterday night, I was introduced to ChatGPT. Prompted to test the extent of its capabilities, I requested it to give a1000-word proposal on music and machine learning, with an informed bibliography. My…
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Embryonic stages of pianistic virtuosity: F. Liszt & Erard
In my last post about concerto cadenzas, I hinted that cadenzas are windows of opportunity for the soloist (virtuoso) to display their true colours: musical wit. We discussed in the comments that the…
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Choosing cadenzas for Mozart’s Piano Concertos
In most cases, pianists customarily perform concertos using the composer’s own cadenza, providing that such materials exist. This is not the case for some of Mozart’s later piano concertos, as no original copies…
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Staying motivated as an ‘academusician’ (part II)
It is only mid-January, and I am feeling slightly overwhelmed with music research. According to statistics, I am in the norm: ‘almost ¼ of people quit within the first week of setting their…
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Staying motivated (part 1) on music practices
Happy New Year and happy 2023! I wonder if most of us have made and written down our New Year’s resolutions already. Looking over those I have made in the past, I come…
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No one is interested in making violins…
A disheartened remark from one of my mentees this week. How many times has one felt that loneliness in their field of research; a lack of enthusiasm and appreciation from scholars in proximity,…
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Cécile Chaminade
Having started my YouTube channel ‘Squishy Keys’ (self-recordings on the piano), I am going to devote a blog each month to a specific composition / composer. This month, Cécile Chaminade. Born in 1857…
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Is it an arrangement or transcription?
Some time ago, I had the above discussion with one of my mentee, and it was agreed that we would both have a read on two texts before our next meet.[i] This has…
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I am the researcher, and the research is me
Autoethnography. That is the term used to describe the researching method as outlined in the title. Breaking the words apart, auto = personal experiences, ethno = cultural experiences, and graphy = an approach…
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War-related music and composers
The Friday coming is Remembrance Day, so this week’s blogpost is about a selection of music on the themes of war, extending to composers that partook in WWI. Five is the target. The…
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