Category Archives: Inspiration

The Long and Winding (and Enjoyable) Creative Road

Posted on May 14, 2017 by

This first part of the process was interesting and enjoyable, creating new music and revisiting compositions from the nearly forgotten past, Continue reading →

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The composing of Rotherham’s Pioneers the musical

Posted on December 11, 2016 by

I am encouraged by the amount of composition that was created during the visits and would like to continue with the concept in other areas of the country Continue reading →

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Posted on September 26, 2016 by

Finished week one and now starting week two of visiting junior and senior schools in Rotherham with the aim of inspiring the pupils to compose music for Pioneer the musical, the story about the people, and some places, that make … Continue reading →

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Happy blogday

Posted on October 20, 2014 by

The blogging journey started almost two years ago. At that time I could only see a desolate landscape of desert and mountains that had to be traversed and as to the light at the end of the tunnel? I had … Continue reading →

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Nervous Nineties

Posted on October 5, 2014 by

Time to discover
To think and recover Continue reading →

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The Xylophone, Max Jaffa and three years late

Posted on September 29, 2014 by

Today I have completed and published a new collection of xylophone solos, over 31 years since the first one, with a CD of accompaniments rather than a piano book. My original compilation – Ten Xylophone Solos was an edited collection … Continue reading →

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A community rewarded

Posted on September 15, 2014 by

Last weekend saw the final round of games in the Pontefract and District Cricket League. For my local club, South Kirkby Colliery Cricket Club, it was a significant Saturday in that a win (or at least three bonus points) in … Continue reading →

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