Richard Wyce - Musician, Artist, Writer and Teacher

 My brother, Jon Wyce the busker. Busker:  a person who performs music or other entertainment in the street or another public place for monetary donations . Introduction. My brother was born Jonathan Charles Wyce on January 24th 1949  He was born with yellow jaundice which was very serious at that time. The doctors did not think he would survive, but he did, although weakened and somewhat fragile as a consequence of the illness. Because of his fragile state my mother always had a special bond with my brother and was always quite protective of him. The only person my father really loved was my mother, so because of her, he was less of a bully with him than he was with me or my sister. Also, because of his more passive, gentle nature my brother never was able to fight back against my father; he would either say nothing or just leave the room. This used to infuriate my father, but he couldn’t do much about it because it would upset my mother too much. As Jonathan always used...

How our childhood environment is a major factor in how our destinies unfold. I don’t know if you have ever stopped to think about why you are who you are or what makes you make one decision over another? As a young musician I once had a heated discussion with a fellow musician about whether we could control our own destinies: he was sure we could not and I, (in my naivety), believed we could. As I grew older I started to think more and more about this question and I gradually came to realize that my friend was right: we have no control over our destinies. Here’s why I have come to the conclusion that we do not really control our destinies: Where you are born, who your parents are, how you were brought up and whether you were loved or not as a child are all enormous factors in how you think and make decisions. Then there is also the gene factor that contributes to the way your health and emotions work, (or don't work). We don’t have control of any of these factors Here is the story ...

  Welcome to the musings of Richard Wyce; musician, artist, teacher and writer. I have an official website for professional content. (https://richardwyce.com) So this blog is a more personal approach with more general content about life, the arts, and how we can all find ways to achieve more. Achieving a balanced life. When I wake up in the morning, the first thing I think is how lucky I am. Although I am not rich financially I am so rich in every other sense, with my wonderful partner in life and a beautiful family. (Two daughters and three amazing grandchildren). The next thing I think about is what I will be doing with the day. I have been a musician for almost my whole life, so I know that part of the day will be dedicated to playing/practising the cello. Then I have to decide how will spend the rest of the day, maybe reading, writing, painting, studying music or just relaxing with other activities; (photography, swimming, shopping, visiting with friends etc.) As you may gather...