Tuesday 2 March 2010

Work avoidance strategies for today included taking the dishwasher to bits and successfully putting it back together again, so that it's functioning with a few parts missing, and their replacements are now on order. I also did a bit of mixing on my newly-assembled backing track for exercises 11-20 of Hanon, made up almost entirely of samples of Chris, DG and Alison making unorthodox noises on their instruments. I thought it would make an interesting study to hear how the various sounds would blend. Alison came over for lunch, and on listening said 'It sounds like you, but it sounds like us as well'.  Not that I'm a control freak or anything: to be honest I stole the idea from these people.

When not engaged in work avoidance, I gave my attention to two funding applications and further developments over our forthcoming live CD.