What I’m Doing Now

(This is an archive copy of my now page update on 12th May 2021)

Face-to-face drum lessons are back!

Teaching online has been invaluable over the last year but I’m so glad to be back teaching at Colchester High School and South Street Students. I’ve missed seeing my students and colleagues in person!

Teaching online

I’m continuing to teach online lessons to my roster of students that live out of reach of Ipswich and Colchester. Teaching online is very different to teaching in-person and it’s nice having that variety.

Updating drum transcriptions

Earlier this year I switched from using a very old copy of Sibelius for making drum transcriptions and worksheets to Dorico Pro. It’s 1000x better. I regret not making the switch sooner.

I’m now working my way through all of my old transcriptions and updating them with the new software.

All of the updated transcriptions are now hosted on Buy Me A Coffee. In the two months since I started hosting the transcriptions there I’ve had around 200 downloads. Not bad!

Keeping fit

I’ve started cycling to and from the studio. Great exercise and means I’m using my car far less. Good for me, good for the environment!

Miscellaneous

I’m currently reading Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro and How to Make the World Add Up by Tim Harford. Really enjoying both so far.

We recently started rewatching Community (for about the 100th time). Such a funny show. We are continuing to work our way through all of The Wire. If you haven’t watched it, you should.

Since moving last year, we bought a load of house plants. Trying not to kill them has become a fun new hobby. If you are new to house plants I recommend getting a Devil’s Ivy. They grow so fast and seem indestructible!