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Cymatics Research Article
I spent months working on a cello piece composed for me by Jill Jarman. She wrote it with the intention
single chocolate cupcake with a green candle in it. On a table and on a red mat.
A birthday reflection
I am 49 (well nearly – in a matter of hours) and I’d like to offer a short celebration and
small pumpkin with a metal collander with a lot of pumpkin seeds in it. You can just see an apple in the top left corner.
The little things
Sometimes the little things matter, and they either make or break a day. Today a little thing considered nothing by
tree rings
You: The child, the goat, and now
(this was inspired by a post by Ben Wurdmuller that he shared as 'a note on being alive'. I wrote
Validation and Validity Research
My latest research published in a special issue on Psychometrics and Psychological Assessment. You can download the full text HERE
Who are you? (asked a voice from the past)
Me? I work hard. I play hard. And I am pleased to be me. My 25th High School Reunion is
woman swinging on hanging monkey bar rings at beach. Wearing a red shorts and top and pink gym shoes.
Three Good Things
Earlier this month I was in Los Angeles (to give a TEDx talk - more on that in another post!)
woman playing cello, wearing a red dress and with a music stand in front of her
Rachmaninov Sonata
This is the recording of Laura Ritchie and JP Ekins performing the Rachmaninov Sonata on 7 May 2022
Ever wonder what if you could dance?
This is a story of what the professor (aka 'me') does when the students are away ... It's been a
Performance Hack - Zoom trick & the Royal Welsh Conservatoire
This afternoon I was a guest speaker at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, speaking to the string