The Glamorous Life of a Musician!
The Glamorous Life of a Musician!

The Glamorous Life of a Musician!

Do what you love and you'll never work a day in your life! I'm a Violinist and doing what I love is often interestingly contrasted with the reality of getting to do what I love...


Koninklijk Concertgebouw Kleine Zaal: Amsterdam (NETHERLANDS)

2 Nov 2021 3 minute read 0 comments bengy

Concertgebouw - Kleine Zaal   The Concertgebouw in Amsterdam is one of the iconic landmark buildings in the Netherlands. In fact, the tiered layout of the Grote Zaal is one of the most recognisable stages for Classical Musicians. It is a place...

Masters of Teaching Mind Dump #23

29 Oct 2021 4 minute read 0 comments bengy

    Unsplash   You can find previous Brain Dumps here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12, Part 13, Part 14, Part 15, Part 16, Part 17, Part 18, Part 19, Part 20, Part 21. Part 22 W...

The Move Part 9: Liquidity freeze!

27 Oct 2021 4 minute read 0 comments bengy

    Unsplash   This is my little series on the big move back to Australia. Perhaps I will look back in the future and laugh... or cry!Part 1: Finding a Moving CompanyPast 2: A Slight Travel PanicPart 3: Comparing Crypto Tax Accounting platforms...

Remaking a Partnership!

26 Oct 2021 4 minute read 0 comments bengy

  My violins and violas are the ones that generally get the most use... those are the instruments that I will be usually called upon to play in ensembles and orchestras. So, those guys are always in a steady rotation in my hands and I'm playing th...

The Cursed Flights!

23 Oct 2021 6 minute read 3 comments bengy

    Unsplash   Travelling is not my favourite thing... but when I'm by myself and travelling for work, well... it just the sort of thing that I just hunker down and do. When I'm travelling with family, well... there are always a few more conside...

Restaurant Želivárna: Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC

20 Oct 2021 2 minute read 5 comments bengy

  I love visiting Prague... there is a really nice orchestra there that I have always enjoyed playing with, and recently they have started putting us up in a hotel that is in this particular area of Prague. Not a great area, but easy to get to...

The Move Part 8: Prohibited materials

19 Oct 2021 3 minute read 2 comments bengy

  Unsplash   This is my little series on the big move back to Australia. Perhaps I will look back in the future and laugh... or cry! Part 1: Finding a Moving Company Past 2: A Slight Travel Panic Part 3: Comparing Crypto Tax Accounting platforms (Coi...

Slovansky Dum (Deutsches Haus): Prague (CZECH REPUBLIC)

18 Oct 2021 2 minute read 0 comments bengy

  Sigh... The location tool seems to have a real problem with Czech addresses, so I really hope I managed at least to land it in Prague, or at the very least in the right country! Apologies if this pin is pointing at the North pole... In the centr...

Travelling with less restrictions.

16 Oct 2021 3 minute read 2 comments bengy

  Travelling in the post-vaccination period is markedly easier than it had been in the early part of 2021. Now, a proof of vaccine (or recovery from Coronavirus) is enough to get an exemption from most of the most annoying hassles of travelling...

The Move Part 7: Putting the name out there!

15 Oct 2021 4 minute read 0 comments bengy

    Unsplash   This is my little series on the big move back to Australia. Perhaps I will look back in the future and laugh... or cry!Part 1: Finding a Moving CompanyPast 2: A Slight Travel PanicPart 3: Comparing Crypto Tax Accounting platform...