Although the alarm is set to the horrific time of 2:45am, I am ultra excited to speak with Boston University Music Education doctoral students about writing a dissertation, doing research things, and organising data. I may not be all the way awake, but maybe the pure stream of consciousness may hit the mark nicely. We will see!

I am absolutely delighted to share that I have just signed a book deal with Routledge! I can't wait to bring "Multiple Memory Music Learning" to fruition. I hope that this work contributes meaningfully to unraveling the wholly unique and brilliant ways in which we learn music. From brain pruning to auto(in)correct, from flow state to the frustrations we musicians (and young learners) face when things go wrong, this book is intended to be a compassionate guide to knowing how our brains work specifically in the context of playing an instrument.

Nice to be laying down some tracks in the studio. Recording soundtrack bits and pieces for an Aussie remake of a BBC TV series… exciting!

Very very excited to be presenting next week at the Asia-Pacific Symposium for Music Education Research in Perth. This work, the automatic retrieval of recently-learned musical material, raises some fascinating questions about automaticity in instrumental music learning. I am looking forward to sharing my research into this topic!

Another huge day in NYC yesterday. Tour of NBC Studios, burgers, raccoon spotting, Central Park, a game of chess, Knicks vs. Pacers at Madison Square Gardens, lots and lots of celebrities cheering on the Knicks, snacks at the Seinfeld cafe, Bill fricken’ Murray.

Big day yesterday in the Big Apple. Oscar learnt about Canadian politics, a visit to Ghostbusters HQ, a trip to ‘Inter’ - a sort of science art museum installation thing, then to the Statue of Liberty (from afar), the to the 9/11 Memorial. This was sobering and required an immediate visit to a cat cafe. Then onto dinner in SoHo, then home time so Oscar could do his maths homework.

New York City. The Lion King on Broadway, a visit to the Empire State Building, cheesecake sampling, a bit of Times Square, and another broadway show, Glengarry Glenross with the amazing Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk and Bill Burr. What a trip so far!!

Doctor of Musical Arts in Music Education Graduation DONE!

In Boston. Oscar and I have already had the most incredible time: a donut and history tour (highly, HIGHLY recommend this, meeting / catching up with beautiful people from Boston University College of Fine Arts, and a Red Sox game at Fenway Park. Today is graduation day, and I couldn’t be more grateful. #bostonuniversity #collegeoffinearts #bumusic