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The Butterfly Club
A middle-grade mystery always appeals to me, and this one’s set in Paris! Not only that, the protagonists are a group of canny time-thieves.
Alexandra Louise Harris
Nov 6, 20234 min read


The Phantom Tollbooth
Okay, I’ve just unearthed Ferdinand’s all-time favourite musical book. I’m calling it now, as I don’t believe it will ever be beaten…
Alexandra Louise Harris
Oct 24, 20234 min read

Wildwood
Naturally, I love fantastical animals, and this book was full of them. A mastiff in a suit, a Labrador in Khakis, Coyotes in army regalia...
Alexandra Louise Harris
Oct 16, 20233 min read


The Body Under the Piano
When I first discovered this book, I was bursting with fruit flavour. Every type; banana, watermelon, strawberry, kiwi… strawberry and kiwi.
Alexandra Louise Harris
May 20, 20234 min read


Music Learned from the Fairies
Being blessed with music from the fairies, might indeed be a curse—and there is a lot of that going around.
Alexandra Louise Harris
May 8, 20235 min read

Orpheus and the Legend of Being Born with Music
Orpheus, as a God himself, had other defining characteristics. Above his head 'there hovered bird in-numerable...'
Alexandra Louise Harris
Apr 21, 20237 min read

Fairyland
The Girl who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of her own Making The first thing I loved about this book is the title. How fantastic,...
Alexandra Louise Harris
Mar 27, 20234 min read

Innate ability and talent
There appears no doubt about musical prodigies—there was something special in the water the day that they were born.
Alexandra Louise Harris
Mar 13, 20233 min read


The Right Way to Rock
For fans of musicals, this is a book for you. No doubt the tunes will be so familiar, that as you read, you’ll be able to sing the songs.
Alexandra Louise Harris
Mar 3, 20234 min read

The Land of Stories
The first book in the Land of Stories is not officially a musical one… however, there is music in it.
Alexandra Louise Harris
Jul 20, 20224 min read

Echo by Pam Muñoz Ryan
If you wish to be moved, inspired, and amazed by the incredible stories middle-grade authors are telling, this is certainly the book for you
Alexandra Louise Harris
Jun 27, 20224 min read


The Mystwick School of Musicraft
Today, Ferdinand and I finished the very entertaining audio book of The Mystwick School of Musicraft. We enjoyed it immensely.
Alexandra Louise Harris
Jun 20, 20223 min read

Have I just been down a rabbit hole?
Imagining a place our music exists outside ourselves is fascinating to me. Where does sound go when we play it? Where does it come from?
Alexandra Louise Harris
Jun 10, 20223 min read


Why Did Handel Waggle His Wig?
Now, this book is soooo great. It is also for anyone—like most middle-grade reads—and I certainly learnt a thing or two.
Alexandra Louise Harris
May 13, 20225 min read

Scriabin and space
Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915) thought about transcending too; but before I explain, I must tell you of a fun-filled fortnight.
Alexandra Louise Harris
Feb 16, 20225 min read


The force of nature and other composers.
A force of nature conjures all kinds of imagery. Leopard print tights, for example—fantastic, but they take confidence to carry off.
Alexandra Louise Harris
Feb 9, 20225 min read

Sheldrake and Dirty Dancing
Have you seen the movie Dirty Dancing? Well, I have, not once, but probably one thousand times.
Alexandra Louise Harris
Jan 28, 20225 min read

Kepler and his cosmos
So you probably already know, but Pythagorus and Plato weren't the only 'slashies' interested in the universe's music.
Alexandra Louise Harris
Jan 13, 20226 min read

Pythagoras The Father of Music
What the wise-old Pythagoras is commonly known for—amidst musical circles—is his system of tuning.
Alexandra Louise Harris
Dec 29, 20215 min read


The acoustic properties of timber
Violins are known to have sprung from Italy—from spruce and fir trees that legend has it; luthiers sought out during thunder-storms.
Alexandra Louise Harris
Dec 21, 202110 min read
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