This week, I'd like to give you a bit of information about PROs or Performance Rights Organisations and why it might be a good idea to join.

For four years now, I've been writing music for stock libraries. I'd like to share with you what I've learned about the industry.

In this blog, I'd like to talk about the difficulties of maintaining a music-based business in these unprecedented times.

I often get asked 'are grades worth doing?'. As a teacher who encourages enjoyment in learning an instrument, here's my honest opinion.

Christmas gigs were made difficult, even impossible, this year but the all-important Christmas Day gig for the family still remained.

Opening a new box of reeds, you'll find one you favour and another you think is awful, despite being from the same box. Why is that?

On clarinet or saxophone, alternate fingerings, when used, will improve your speed and smooth transition between notes.

Over the years, I've come across many sources specifying ways to practice but just how often should we be practicing?

As musicians, we're always told 'practice makes perfect' and to keep to a regular routine but it's also good to know when not to practice.

I decided to look through my compositions to discover what patterns are in my writing style and whether these have developed over time.