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I just went from a 2012 MacBook Pro to a new MacBook Air - I did a post last week about it. I’m using it for music production. As you say, the difference is night and day. Woosh and it’s done.

I often wonder how many budding guitarists and bassists were put off playing after being given one of these by well-meaning parents at Christmas.

Brilliant, thank you. My old MacBook was a mid 2012 model too, with just basic RAM, I never had a problem with it. I just went into the Apple Store in Birmingham, the guy there said similar to you. I’m guessing they’re on commission at the reseller, hence trying to get me to buy something twice as expensive.

My ten year old MacBook Pro sadly died yesterday, so I need to replace it. I was looking at a MacBook Air with the M1 chip. It gets some very good reviews online with regard to using it for music production. I just went into my local Apple reseller and the guy there advised me not to bother with it, but to go for a new MacBook Pro; costing twice as much. So, can anyone using a MacBook Air M1 advise me please? it has to be a MacBook of some description, the music college I lecture at uses Logic Pro, it’s also my DAW of choice. I’ll get an educational discount, but would rather not have to fork out for a MacBook Pro if I don’t need to.

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Rothko. Stanley Clark had a second bassist in one of his bands a few years ago. I’ve played in a few electric bass duos.

Laurence did a masterclass at my uni once. He’s well worth going to see.

No. It was always totally noise free.

Is it a bass/guitar or a 4/6 string bass? If the former, then the scale length is surely very long for a guitar? if the latter, then why?

There are various websites that are useful for finding students: Find a tutor etc. The good ones will require references and a DBS. It used to be the case that you had to apply for a DBS check through an organisation; I used to use the MU. If you’re teaching children and they come to your house, then every adult in the house will require a DBS check. It’s good to spend a bit of time in the first lesson setting out a written plan of what the student wants and how you’re going to achieve that. You should regularly refer back to that to check on progress. Make everything relevant to the student. You might like funk but your student is into metal. Use examples that they are going to find interesting and have a connection to. Be patient and have several different ways of explaining something. People learn in different ways and at different speeds. You need to find the route for each student to follow to learn what they need.

That’s happened to me, more than once.

I haven’t done a dep gig for a while now. I still have the folder with notated parts from when I was doing them regularly. I have 2 or 3 copies of most songs, in different keys. If I was to do one now then I’d convert them to pdf and import them into ForeScore. A lead sheet would be most useful if I was having to busk. In pdf format.

They cancelled. I’m waiting for them to rebook.

So, here it is. I bought it from a seller on eBay, who lives near Bournemouth. As luck would have it, I have a cousin who also lives in Bournemouth and was coming up to Birmingham for the weekend. It’s a Tanglewood with a built-in tuner and pickup. It's currently strung with a low G. I have a friend who plays, he and his wife have quite a collection of them; I think he said they have eight between them. I've just been to see him, he says it's a nice instrument.

Pictures later 😆

My mum’s friend's son became addicted to gambling while at university. He was thousands in debt. His parents bailed him out and he did it again. You’re bombarded by adverts on TV and social media. They make it out to be fun, without mentioning how it can ruin your life. None of this is to excuse Mr Mason, who’s little more than a serial thief and conman. He’s well aware of what he’s doing, he’s surely had opportunity to seek help.

Absolutely no. That wasn’t what I meant.

Sadly, it often seems to be case that the perpetrator has either a substance or gambling addiction. Looking at posts on the private Facebook group, he appears to have a partner, who while not being a part of the scams, does know about them and covers for him. You’d think she’d be trying to get him to seek help. There is apparently a court case coming up too.

Thanks to everyone who’s replied and given me some very useful information. I had my interview today; just over the phone and standard teaching stuff about safeguarding etc. I have another interview with them next week when I’ll have to play something for them. I’m going to visit Hobgoblin in Birmingham tomorrow. There’s also a rather nice looking Tanglewood I’ve seen, that comes with a gig bag.

I had managed to forget about that. I hope the nightmares don’t start up again.