Essays and other writing

The Poet, the Lover and the Lunatic

The life of John Clare (1793-1864) as acted by the inmates of Northampton General Lunatic Asylum

This is the first page or so of a play which was performed at Gosford Hill School as the Senior Production in November 1994. If you'd like to perform it or want any further information about its staging or music please contact me.

Music in the Church of England

I'm in the process of writing an essay about music in the church. In the meantime, here's my contribution- a setting of the Church of England Rite A service. It was composed for Kirtlington Parish Church in Oxfordshire. The score was written using Sibelius software, so to hear it you'll need to download the "Scorch" plug-in from www.sibelius.com

If you're involved in church music, please let me have your comments!

Interested in Education?

There are some superb links to sites of interest to English teachers here. The pages below were written in connection with work- "the philosopher's hobby and the poor man's friend" (P.G.Wodehouse) -at Gosford Hill School: look for the Performing Arts pages.  

I don't work there any more, though. I now teach English at Beachborough School.

Performing Arts in Schools: Aims and Values- teaching music and drama

A Curriculum for Performing Arts: the Performing Arts approach

Literacy: notes on literacy in school