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Not New Year’s resolutions

Posted on January 20, 2018

Why have I been so quiet lately? Here’s a post to make up for all the silence. Featuring poetry goals, te reo, piano and running. Oh, and saving the world...

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Suddenly nothing (piano transcript)

Posted on March 16, 2016

I'm very grateful to my younger-self for writing out the piano music to this song that I recorded in 1998. It's actually quite a simple piece when you break it ...

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Wealthiest man in the world (live version)

Posted on February 20, 2016

Performed at a staff talent night; my favourite arrangement of this song so far.

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Discovering I made a difference

Posted on December 5, 2015

That magical moment when you realise you made an impact in someone else's life.

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Beethoven with mistakes

Posted on November 4, 2015

I had a brief fantasy that I'm a concert pianist. It turns out I'm not, but this was a fun night. Performed at a staff concert, I had a crack at the third movem...

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Playing through a power cut

Posted on August 21, 2015

Power cuts make me think about the end of the world. The more I think about the end of the world, the less I want to watch TV and the more I want to play the pi...

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