There was a while when I felt obliged to make recordings for students, to help them learn new pieces. But now, there is a wealth of professional material available through YouTube

You want to practise for your exam. You take out the CD from the envelope at the back of the book, but horror of horrors, it goes at the speed of light, and you can't keep up.

Necessity is the mother of invention. When the coronavirus struck, my private and school teaching evaporated. I know the government would have stepped it to supplement my income (eventually), but with a bit of effort, I am managing to stand on my own two feet. Actually it was a lot of effort.