When I go out to listen to live music, I'm not really looking for a performance which replicates one of the many recordings freely...

It takes ten thousand hours to become an expert at something, so they say. Actually, that's a rather vague generalisation of the research results. Either way, its a long time. And its easy to imagine the aspiring musician carrying out a self-imposed duty: spending many lonely hours at a time alone in confined, sound-proofed room. Yet that really does not have to be the case. Practicing can be hugely enjoyable in its own right, if it is a thoughtful process and leads to clear results. ​...

It was a privilege to accompany the amazing community choirs of Princess Alice Hospice and Strawberry Hill House for a charity...