Originally uploaded by Smaku Have a read of this article found on the independent wesbite- it documents quite well the inequality of Japanese women in the workplace. I return to Japan in a couple of weeks after being away for 2 years. One of my Japanese nicknames was ‘fire woman’… I always found it difficult [...]

I left facebook today and it was really liberating. I left because: It wasted a lot of my time- I excel at procrastinating. I got bored of being poked online and bought virtual drinks. I wrongly thought it would serve as a professional tool. I only seemed to use it for promoting and I can [...]

At present I am devising new music workshop project ideas. Here are a few: Social media, music technology and ensemble themed Different approaches to learning about black music history Fusion ensembles-incorporating citizenship and cultural issues Music and nature Then it struck me; I haven’t asked music teachers, community music workers and young people what they [...]