Popular Insite on Life in London
My Student Brought Her Own Kazoo to Lesson Today and I Have Decided This Is a Completely Reasonable Development – Hannah Miller’s diary on unexpected instruments and the genuine joy of a student taking initiative
Recording Session Got Derailed for an Hour Because We Couldn’t Agree Whether a Tambourine Counts as a Real Instrument – Hannah Miller’s diary on studio time, genuine musical disagreements, and how they always somehow resolve themselves
Busked Outside the Station for Two Hours and Made More in Tips Than My Actual Gig Paid Last Weekend – Hannah Miller’s diary on the strange economics of London music and a genuinely good Tuesday
Taught a Beginner Guitar Student the Wrong Chord for Twenty Minutes Before Either of Us Noticed – Hannah Miller’s diary on music lessons, small mistakes, and the specific patience teaching requires
Played an Open Mic Last Night and a Man in the Front Row Fell Genuinely Asleep During My Encore – Hannah Miller’s diary on gig life, wounded pride, and finding the whole thing funnier in hindsight