Pumping Iron

Years ago I read Arnold Schwarzenegger’s autobiography, “Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story”. In it, he tells a story which illustrates his mindset before competitions. Actually, I think the entire book is about this. Mindset. Competitions. Winning. Being the best. I’ll give you the story in a bit, but first let’s put this into …

Little and Often! But how little? And how often?

Humoresque has decided to tackle the subject of music practice. Yes, I know. Again! It has long been a mantra of music teachers everywhere that it’s better to practise “little and often”, rather than one enormous splurge on the morning of your music lesson. In principle – I can see why people say this. In …

The Donkey – Results!

Well done everybody! I loved hearing all your performances of The Donkey, and there really was a huge variety. In Category 4 there were clip-clopping donkeys, donkeys with strange and exotic chords and donkeys who picked up speed as they neared their destination! Category 3 was even more inventive, with wonderful added harmonies. In Category …

Extra Humoresque – Donkey Update!

I’m looking forward to hearing everyone play The Donkey next week. Yes, the competition begins on Monday 8th December and runs until Saturday 13th December. There’s a first and second prize for each Category winner, and Humoresque will announce the winners on Monday 15th December. If you’ve won a prize, you’ll get it during your …