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Negative space - qotsa

Who is it - bjork

Positive education - slam

Blackboard jungle dub - upsetters

How soon is now - smiths

Wake up alone - Amy Winehouse

Inglan is a B!tch - Linton kwesi Johnson

I just want some skank - circle jerks

While I can't compete with the bling of @JohnDaBass@JohnDaBass, I got this short scale ashdown Jazz Grail this week. Sounded enormous at rehearsal last night.

Wade in the water - Ramsey Lewis

What is it this time - Jamie lidell

Wild and free - Curtis Mayfield

Can you feel it - jacksons

Grinderman - grinderman (was in response to sparks will fly but it kind of works so sticking with it)

On my way to work - Paul McCartney

Push it - salt n pepa

Plenty of that at my job in an art school

A music degree is not just good for a career in music. Any good music degree will teach a raft of transferable skills - critical thinking, creativity, teamwork, reaerch and writing skills as well as meeting a bunch of interesting people to start building networks with. The dominant narrative pushed by the government that a degree should be judged by the career that it qualifies you for is rubbish. If she's interested in music a music degree can be rewarding in itself and she's more likely to do well and get a good mark than in something that supposedly gets you a good job. Not all music degrees are the same, some are conservatoire style where you focus on playing your instrument and becoming a professional instrumentalist, some are more generalised where you can explore and specialise in a range of musicology, historical, technology or even psychology related topics. I did a music degree in the 90s (when it was still free) and Im know a technical manager. I use (non musical) stuff from my degree every day. The fees these days mean that you will think really carefully and feel under loads more pressure on your choices.

Wig out - Pete rock

Enemy within - last exit

Gris gris gumbo ysh yah - Dr John

Rain on me - ashanti

Dust my broom - Elmore james