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Thanks to Christopher Fooks and Jackie Morton of the IPW (plus the 149 attendees who joined us this morning) for a discussion around estate planning misconceptions. It was great to see so many faces just before the Easter 🥚🥚🥚 🐰 break. Here is a link to the video I shared which demonstrates the true value of legacy planning - leaving a legacy of joy is surely something to aspire to?? Thanks also to Abby Gardner for organising. I hope you all have a wonderful Easter. https://lnkd.in/eJ7irG7X #estateplanning #legacyplanning #intergenerationalplanning

Here is my latest article for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch!

Curious about how music can shape our connection to places? This article explores the intriguing journey of the Van Morrison Trail in Belfast, where fans can trace the artist's footsteps and experience the city's rich musical heritage. 🎶 If you're keen to create your own music-inspired adventure, here are a few tips: 1. Research local music legends and their iconic locations. 2. Create a map of spots to visit, including music venues, pubs, and historic sites. 3. Document your journey with photos and playlists that resonate with each stop. Experiencing a city through its music offers a deeper appreciation of its culture and history. It's not just a tour—it's an immersive way to engage with art and community. 🌍 I'd love to hear your thoughts! What music trails have you explored? Share your experiences or tips below! https://lnkd.in/e_q5ACB2

I think it’s really important to keep current, especially around technology in music. This is a short post-rock influenced work inspired by my recent experience teaching A-Level Music Technology. https://lnkd.in/enMB3DX4

CLA's latest video highlights the value of copyright licensing and how it helps ensure fair compensation for the use of creative works. #CreatorsSupport #CopyRight

This article, like many others about failing classical institutions, continues to demonstrate that they are not only out of touch with the communities they serve in 2024, but also have little clue about running a business in this global economy. The San Francisco Symphony and many others around the country continue to make decisions and limit their visions because they tether themselves to conventions in the classical industry that just don’t match today’s world. While it is important to preserve the past, it has to be done within the reality of the present - and that goes for everyone: the management, the board, the donors, and the musicians. Having turned around many organizations myself, symphonies included, the solution is just not that complicated. What gets organizations in trouble as well as transitions them to flourishing is - people. As humans, we tend to put up our own barriers. The good news is - we can take down those same barriers - for success. Orchestras need to get out of their own way and begin to manage their institutions within an owner-operated culture - and end the Monopoly money approach to finances. They should be much more open to hiring management experts who know how to run businesses within a shared leadership structure and not just hire within the industry. While being musically informed is important, it should not be required to be hired as a CEO or in any other leadership position. What matters is that the CEO and artistic director work together in a respectful and supportive way to accomplish the organization’s vision and goals. It’s not rocket science. I’m almost sure my opinion on this matter will be dismissed by those in the industry. And that’s exactly the reason why Rome is burning.

Thanks to University of Derby for putting together this in depth article talking about our partnership, what we do, and what it means to the city of Derby. Link here: https://lnkd.in/evHrRKFb

My latest column for The San Francisco Standard.

Music is a fundamental right to achieve an intelligent society.

New Post: Match Your Grammy Knowledge Against Last Night’s ‘Jeopardy!’ Contestants - https://lnkd.in/gKt4ZR9H - Jeopardy! contestants are expected to know a little bit about everything. They can be a leading authority on the World Series, but that doesn’t do them a bit of good if the categories before them are Shakespeare, U.S. History and 20th Century Women. Related Fetty Wap Becomes ‘Jeopardy’ Answer 11/10/2015 On Wednesday (Sept. 25), one of the categories was Grammy Winners for Album of the Year. The first sign that the contestants were not music experts was that they steered clear of the category for much of the game. When they finally did go there, they collectively came up with just two correct questions. If you’re a music expert, you would probably have gotten four or five right. (One of them was hard, for reasons we’ll explain.) But then, we’re all music fans here. Give us Ancient Greece as a category and it will be our turn to struggle. Here are the two the contestants collectively got right. Would you have also gotten them? “This Whitney Houston soundtrack won the award in 1994.” The correct question: “What is The Bodyguard?” “The first woman to win the category, Ms. Garland, took the prize for Judy at this New York City venue.” The correct question: “What is Carnegie Hall?” And here are two where no one even ventured a guess. “The first of Taylor Swift’s record four album of the year Grammys was for this album in 2010.” The correct question: “What is Fearless?” “Billy Joel was a ‘Big Shot’ in 1980, winning for this album that bears of the name of a thoroughfare.” The correct question: “What is 52nd Street?” Here’s one where a contestant took a crack at it and missed. “Dreamland by Glass Animals might be the response to this album that made Billie Eilish the category’s youngest winner ever.” The correct question: “What is When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?’ The convoluted phrasing of this question — The Glass Animals reference was meant to be a clue, but it probably just threw the contestants off — made this a hard one. One of the contestants ventured, ‘What is Sleep?’ Another factor: When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? is a long title, and even if you know it, it’s hard to get all those words exactly right – especially under such pressure. (Professional editors have been known to have to double-check it, even all these years later, to make sure they have it right!) Jeopardy! was created by TV legend Merv Griffin, who had a top 10 hit on Billboard’s Best Sellers pop chart in 194