August 2015 – Hattie Butterworth

I can’t do Jazz, but I know it so well

Hattie Butterworth

August 20, 2015

Jazz music has always inspired me to do something but I can never quite figure it out! It may sound odd to some, but it gives me this wealth of energy and inspiration that I feel unable to organise or act upon. Should I try to compose a jazz melody, does my mind want to…

Jazz, Music

classical music, confusion, jazz, jazz music, listening, love, music

A Curiosity

Hattie Butterworth

August 16, 2015

A curiosity comes And then it goes as soon as I realize All I’m curious about has less than an explanation No one knows what I desire to know It’s not for me to ask what or how or why It’s for me to do great, live well Then die.

Uncategorized

curiosity, mindfulness, philosophy, poem, poetry, spirituality

Courier of the soul- A poem

Hattie Butterworth

August 5, 2015

Performing is delivering a gift From writer to reader, composer to listener You decide the path and perhaps the packaging But you leave the gift at the front door Ready to be discovered, unwrapped and cherished. The package was in your care Responsible for its preservation You may enjoy the recipients reaction But you are…

Art, Music, Performance, Poetry

alexander technique, art industry, cello, metaphor, mindfulness, music, musician, passion, peace, poem, poetry

Sometimes we all get in the way of ourselves

Hattie Butterworth

August 4, 2015

http://youtu.be/GNc6qTwC7OY I’ve never experienced a relaxed performing experience. It’s always been a matter of hoping and praying that practice will have been enough and that my performance will be a quarter as fluent as it was in practice. This has really frustrated me. How is it fair that I become a completely different musician when I’m…

Art, Music, Performance, Practice, Uncategorized

alexander technique, anxiety, art industry, artists, cellist, cello, learning, mindfulness, music, musician, peace, performing