Last week I went to see Shakespeare’s Hamlet at the Barbican with Benedict Cumberbatch in the title role. It’s a wonderful production, beautifully staged, superbly well acted, a great experience. This must be the most enduring and masterful of Shakespeare’s plays, for so many of the lines have passed into our everyday language. We saying.. read more →
The last Lambent Letter was about practice and what it can make you. Better than you were, no doubt, but not perfect. How much better depends on the quality of the practice. It reminds me of a story that I used to tell my guitar students. It is probably true, or if not, it deserves.. read more →
When I began as a classical guitar concert player and teacher, I used to tell my students ‘Practice makes perfect’, so often that their eyes glazed over. It’s a cliché, so no one paid any attention to it. They ‘knew’ it was true, practised when they felt like it, berated themselves when they did not… read more →
What does ‘Ozymandias’ mean to you? You may know it as the title of the 60th episode of the great TV series ‘Breaking Bad’, called by many one of the greatest TV drama episodes ever made. It had action, drama, pathos, emotion, the tangled webs of each character came together in a defining moment. But.. read more →
Para ela, uma das Master Trainers em Coaching de mais detaque do mundo e co-fundadora – com Joseph O’Connor – da ICC, “O mundo de amanhã está aqui agora”, mas para conseguirmos o que sonhamos “temos que agregar ação às metas. Porque se o futuro não é o resultado das ações de cada um e todos juntos, o que é?”
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Happy New Year to all our readers! My apologies for the unpredictable arrival of the Lambent Letter before Christmas, this was due to a lot of travel and time zone hopping. Christmas and new year were a holiday, and a very enjoyable one. And….as it is new year, how about new year’s resolutions? Well, you will.. read more →
I spent many years as a professional musician, my instrument was the classical guitar, and I gave concerts both as a solo performer and also in ensembles. I also taught the guitar for many years to students with an age range of 5 to 65 and an ability range from beginner to concert player. I.. read more →