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Win tickets to the launch of ‘A Single Noon’
I recently reviewed Gregg Kallor’s new CD A Single Noon, his pianistic hommage to his home city of New York and daily life in the city, of which one important ritual is enjoying the caffeine-induced...
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Classical Musicians and Social Media
This is an article I wrote for HelloStage, a social media platform which allows musicians, promoters, agents and other music professionals to connect. social media nounnoun: social media; plural noun:...
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Brave New World
A guest post by Bernard Kerres, founder/CEO of HelloStage The world has changed significantly over the last twenty years. The development of the internet and its almost virus-like spread into all...
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Presentation to BASCA on classical music blogging
I was delighted to have an opportunity to talk about my experiences as a classical music blogger and the importance of creating a distinctive online presence at an event organised by BASCA (British...
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How social media can support your practising
It may appear counter-intuitive to say that social networking, that most distracting and potentially time-wasting of modern-day preoccupations, could possibly assist in one’s piano practise. Allow me...
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Music into Words – live event on writing about classical music
This week I hosted an event called Music into Words which explored the wide variety of writing about classical music today – from concert and opera reviews to academic writing, programme notes,...
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The curse – and benefits – of social media
Last year I wrote about strategies to cope with feelings of inadequacy as a musician and the oft-posed question, Am I Good Enough? In this article I will examine how social media can help and hinder...
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Social media, specifically Facebook, has been getting a lot of bad press recently, but the medium should not be regarded as wholly bad or evil. I’ve had an “online presence” for nearly 10 years now. I...
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