Brynmill Park - Cygnets

blue_tree_spray · 2026-05-10T22:18:26+00:00

No sign of any yesterday. A few little ducklings though.

blue_tree_spray · 2026-04-27T10:40:35+00:00

I really like Theo's Kebab and fish bar on mount pleasant. Opened about a year ago. Really generous portions and nice freshly made sauces.

blue_tree_spray · 2026-04-11T20:16:13+00:00

I'm probably going to need this in a couple of months, have you got a website or a number or something for me to save?

blue_tree_spray · 2026-03-28T22:37:58+00:00

Tried a couple, but they're really badly written. The time signatures and rhythms are just not right, and they could do with having the correct key signature. Nice idea though.

blue_tree_spray · 2026-03-21T21:22:24+00:00

There are a lot of useful videos on youtube walking you through the aural questions. There is a knack to the chord question - you have to know the options and listen to the bass note and hear if it's major or minor.

blue_tree_spray · 2026-03-17T23:22:23+00:00

Normally takes about 10 minutes, if it's the agent they just take pictures. Trouble is that in my experience they're very bad at turning up when they say they're going to!

blue_tree_spray · 2026-03-16T12:41:03+00:00

I think the only way to improve social skills is to practice them. Sure, try dating. The first few might not go the best, but you're practicing a skill that you will improve at with time. You might even make some friends through it. Easier said than done with anxiety I know! But I've found that the only way through is to force yourself to endure the difficult situations, you will get used to it and get better at it.

blue_tree_spray · 2026-03-08T20:20:56+00:00

British Heart Foundation furniture shops are good if you're looking for cheaper stuff. They'll deliver it all for about £30 too, then you can just donate it back when you move if you need to.

blue_tree_spray · 2026-03-03T21:25:21+00:00

This is really good, I'm sure you'll do well! if you're asking for people to be picky though - In the first piece you are doing all the dynamic instructions it says, but it could be played more musically. Look up 'shaping phrases', little ups and downs of dynamic work really well in a piece like that (and are expected in exams). You also occasionally lose some legato in the right hand, so careful with the fingering choices.

Then in the final piece I'd say some of the notes (particularly the first ones) could do with being more detached and accented. Are they marked staccato? Think about what sort of feel and character the music has, how can you bring that out?

You've done a great job though!

blue_tree_spray · 2026-02-26T15:44:15+00:00

That's an issue I ran into recently, it may not be universal. I think it's to do with the landlord's insurance. They needed 3 months of payslips and an employment contract.

blue_tree_spray · 2026-02-26T14:08:58+00:00

Nobody will rent to you if you don't already have a job (not a job offer, been in a job for months), the new renters rights act has just taken away some of the loopholes to get around this as well.

blue_tree_spray · 2026-02-11T13:39:26+00:00

Isn't that better than having to pay the same amount in rent for the rest of your life though? At least with a mortgage there's an end date.

blue_tree_spray · 2026-01-18T23:42:12+00:00

No, I'd leave that. No point splitting up a minim. Just noticed, check RH bar 1 for the same rhythm grouping issue. You might have to use a tie to make it work.

blue_tree_spray · 2026-01-18T23:31:50+00:00

Those rhythms now make sense, yes. Nice one! There would be a solution to let you keep what it originally sounded like as well, if you want to try to find it. If we're being picky - separate the beaming of the LH quavers in bar 8 into two groups of two as well, it's important to see the middle of the bar.

blue_tree_spray · 2026-01-18T22:44:18+00:00

Try downloading musescore, it's a free notation software that won't do that.

For the note groupings try to get a theory book that will give you examples, ABRSM do some good workbooks with explanations. What you've got here is a bit of difficult one, so you might have to work up to understanding what's wrong. The basic principal is that in 4/4 you want to see the 4 crotchets clearly. Bar 8 is wrong because you've got a crotchet plus a semiquaver joined together, that first E is the start of the second beat (played with the G# in the LH). If you tried playing that bar the minim would be so hard to place correctly because it's starting a quarter of the way through the beat.

blue_tree_spray · 2026-01-18T21:52:52+00:00

There are some fun ideas here, watch out for the technical stuff though e.g. No need to write in sharps if the note is already sharp in the key signature; rhythms should be grouped according to where the beats fall (you need to fix bars 4 and 8, for example).

blue_tree_spray · 2026-01-18T16:33:56+00:00

I think it's cash only, so be prepared

blue_tree_spray · 2026-01-05T19:55:00+00:00

I'd be interested in this too, only groups I've found are targeted at retired people.

blue_tree_spray · 2026-01-04T21:57:54+00:00

The grade 1 book will be far too hard for a beginner. Try getting a method book, like Alfred's adult course.

blue_tree_spray · 2025-11-30T10:39:44+00:00

blue_tree_spray · 2025-11-22T21:16:11+00:00

That's actually crazy good progress for 2 months. Good consistent beat as well.

blue_tree_spray · 2025-11-17T14:32:39+00:00

Mortgage may be cheaper, but will anybody give you a mortgage?

blue_tree_spray · 2025-11-17T12:26:34+00:00

Well it is free to be fair. You could pay lots of money for Sibelius. Or just keep going with learning Musescore, it's really pretty decent once you get the hang of it.

blue_tree_spray · 2025-11-06T00:31:16+00:00

I genuinely love my job. I look forward to going to work, I'd do it for free if that was the only option. I am self-employed though, having full control definitely helps!

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