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Caroline Neeling
May 4, 20241 min read
Seven Second Saturday: your weekly glimpse into music theory...
Let's talk about the black notes on the keyboard. If we start on C and play all of the notes, black and white, up to the next C, it...
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Caroline Neeling
Apr 25, 20241 min read
Lest We Forget
ANZAC Day Remembering those who served and died in wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations
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Caroline Neeling
Apr 23, 20241 min read
Regrets, I've had a few...
Do you have any regrets? Tonight's full moon is the perfect time to let them go.
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Caroline Neeling
Apr 22, 20241 min read
C, See, Si
Hello there and welcome to Step Five in the 10 Steps to Stress Less Music! This step features the left hand playing octave Cs. The pace...
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Caroline Neeling
Apr 21, 20241 min read
Sunday Beauty Spot
Here is your Sunday Beauty Spot: you are invited to contemplate this image and... breathe in for four counts, hold for four counts,...
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Caroline Neeling
Apr 15, 20241 min read
Monday Monday
Happy Monday! Here's the next installation of the 10 Steps to Stress Less Music. At this stage each step is still too easy for words, so...
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Caroline Neeling
Apr 14, 20241 min read
Sunday Beauty Spot
Can you contemplate the beauty and simplicity of this flower and breathe in for four beats, hold for four beats, breathe out for four...
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Caroline Neeling
Apr 13, 20241 min read
Seven Second Saturdays: Week Two
As mentioned last week, if you spend seven seconds with us each Saturday, you might be surprised how much you've learned about reading...
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Caroline Neeling
Apr 11, 20241 min read
Performance anxiety
It can strike anywhere, at any time: in the board room, the concert hall, the lecture theatre, the exam room. We might know that we've...
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Caroline Neeling
Apr 9, 20241 min read
Other People's Pain. OPP.
This stressor can be very difficult to negotiate. You really feel for your family member/friend/colleague, you help in every way you can...
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Caroline Neeling
Apr 8, 20241 min read
10 Steps to Stress Less Music
As promised, our Monday posts for the next little while are being devoted to the 10 Steps to Stress Less Music, offering you free access...
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Caroline Neeling
Apr 4, 20242 min read
How alarming
School holidays: stressor or stress buster? People who have school-aged children most often have strong feelings about school holidays,...
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Caroline Neeling
Apr 1, 20241 min read
Get It While It's Hot
Happy April! Having posted about stressors almost every day for the first three months of the year, it's time to mix it up a bit! Mondays...
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Caroline Neeling
Mar 31, 20241 min read
The stress of the new
Today, after filming myself several times, wanting to introduce my first ever instagram reel, I discarded everything and went with a...
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Caroline Neeling
Mar 30, 20241 min read
Must be funny (according to ABBA)
Money. The other day, a dear friend asked me why I hadn’t written about money as yet in these posts. I responded that there have been a...
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Caroline Neeling
Mar 29, 20241 min read
Hers and Spices
People meet. Sometimes they fall in love and make a commitment to each other. Daily life ensues, and they are happy. Until something...
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Caroline Neeling
Mar 24, 20242 min read
Give A Little Whistle
Guilt. It's a horrible, stressful feeling. You've done the wrong thing and you know it. Your conscience, your inner Jiminy Cricket,...
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Caroline Neeling
Mar 22, 20241 min read
(Don't) Go With the Flow
Have you heard of the miniscus line? It can be thought of as the curved (convex or concave) surface of (eg) water. It looks as though the...
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Caroline Neeling
Mar 20, 20241 min read
Bashful, Coy, Demure
Shyness. It's probably not the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about stressors, but shyness can be very stressful indeed....
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Caroline Neeling
Mar 18, 20242 min read
Waiting, Waiting, Waiting
Waiting, aan het wachten, espera, feitheamh... no matter the language, waiting is not always the most positive of feelings. In fact,...
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