Advent Sketches : X

Sketch X continues the idea of splitting white and black notes between the parts.

Advent Sketches : IX

Another day of catch-up. Sketch IX plays with clusters and splitting white and black notes between the two hands; but most of all, it’s about rhythm and register.

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Things that dismay me about the higher education funding proposals

The notion that the only beneficiary of education is the student.
The notion that the only benefit of education is increased earning potential.
The idea that, in the middle of a debt-fuelled financial disaster, we should encouraging our students into a culture of debt.
The suggestion that charging higher fees will introduce healthy competition into the sector, as if it weren’t already highly competitive.
The fact that these proposals are an extension of Labour’s policies, and there isn’t an ideological rizla paper between any of the three parties.

So yes, I support the student demonstrators.