by Ruth Minton | Aug 14, 2019 | Academic, News, Performance
An exciting new chapter is starting! I’m returning to life as a fully freelance portfolio musician, with lots of exciting projects in the pipeline. I submitted my PhD thesis at the end of July; one of the reasons I’ve been out of touch! I completed my lecturing...
by Ruth Minton | Jul 27, 2018 | Academic, News, Performance
We’re at the end of July already and I’ve got lots of news to tell. In January I successfully passed my confirmation of registration interview for my PhD. The panel provided constructive feedback and were impressed with my research to-date. Over the past six months I...
by Ruth Minton | Jan 16, 2018 | Academic, News
Happy New Year! I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and holiday season. We had quite a mild Christmas this year, but it did result in some fantastic sunsets. This blog’s picture is the sunset across Staffordshire, my home county. Michaelmas Term 2017 was very busy....
by Ruth Minton | Oct 29, 2017 | Academic, News
We’re at the end of October already, the summer months were filled with research and writing, as well as moving house. My PhD is progressing and I’m busy writing my literature review and methodology chapters. Alongside writing, my analysis of Schubert’s solo piano...
by Ruth Minton | Jul 30, 2017 | News, Performance
Summer is here! The academic year came to a close at Liverpool Hope University and the Birmingham Junior Conservatoire. It was a nostalgic day leaving the old Conservatoire building, I’ve known it since I was 13! It’s a very exciting time working at the...
