30 September 2024
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Jane and I popped along to Loughborough University tonight to join the opening session for the university choir. Some of the music is straightforward and some of it is most certainly not in that category! However, we’ve decided to sign … Continue reading
29 September 2024
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In a discussion on the forums of Scott’s Bass Lessons, a thread was recently started where someone confessed to using ChatGPT to try and help with some harmony analysis homework and the disappointing results it had achieved. I chipped in … Continue reading
28 September 2024
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My lips feel well exercised tonight after the Training Band gig. Overall, it went very well. On the tuba end, my performance wasn’t flawless but both my duet with Jane and my tuba solo were decent. It was a good … Continue reading
27 September 2024
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This photo shows our tomato harvest from earlier this week. Still plenty more to come but it is a colourful reminder that we’re in business. It does feel late in the year but I need to press on with my … Continue reading
26 September 2024
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This Saturday, Charnwood Training Band are doing their first independent gig in quite a while. We’re on at St Mary’s church, Stanton Under Bardon (LE67 9TN). Tickets are £4 on the door, including refreshments and doors open at 6:30pm for … Continue reading
25 September 2024
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Simon and I did a slot at the Cask Bah Rocks open mic in Loughborough tonight. Three jazzy tunes: Fly Me to the Moon, Corcovado (Quiet Nights) and Autumn Leaves. All are ones we did several times in the park … Continue reading
24 September 2024
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One of the things I inherited from my Dad was a bench grinder, which has sat up in my loft for a few years. I got it down a few days ago and determined that it still worked. Having ordered … Continue reading
23 September 2024
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In a Bible study this afternoon, I was looking at Job chapter 1 with some friends. I shared the opinion that Job could be a mythical figure; part of an extended parable rather than the account of actual events found … Continue reading
22 September 2024
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Towards the end of yesterday afternoon, it rained a lot, to the accompaniment of thunder and lightning. In fact, it came down so hard and heavy (weather reports suggest a month’s worth of rain in one sitting) that I thought … Continue reading
21 September 2024
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Most of the work I did preparing for this week’s sing-around session was on a song led by someone else. My friend, Steve, wanted to reprise the Kick the Cat song we did about a year ago but, since it … Continue reading