[{"text_idx": "#000011", "text": "hefyd rwyf i wedi cael fy mhenodi\u2019n arholwr allanol ar raglenni israddedig ym"}, {"text_idx": "#000015", "text": "sydd wedi aros gyda fi o\u2019r brifysgol yw lle croesawgar gyda phobl wych a\nchyfnod gwirioneddol ddifyr yn fy mywyd."}, {"text_idx": "#000018", "text": "My favourite memories of my time at Cardiff are the\nopportunities that were available to me as a composer and an academic. I\nlearned a lot, but I experienced a lot as well. Working with the BBC National\nOrchestra of Wales was a highlight, as was working with various professional"}, {"text_idx": "#000023", "text": "I am currently the Head of Music at the Department of Music at the University of Aberdeen. No day is the same as another, but since becoming Head, I\u2019ve swapped lecturing for meetings, which is a shame in some ways but it is interesting to be part of the strategic development of the discipline."}, {"text_idx": "#000024", "text": "I have also recently been appointed as an external examiner\nfor the undergraduate programmes at Cardiff University."}, {"text_idx": "#000025", "text": "My advice to current students is that both composition and\nacademia are extremely difficult to break into, but that\u2019s ok. Sometimes things\nare difficult but, without wanting to sound like a self-help guide, the more\ndifficult things you have to overcome the more satisfaction you will gain from"}, {"text_idx": "#000028", "text": "My lasting impression of the university is of a welcoming\nplace with wonderful people and a genuinely enjoyable period of my life."}, {"text_idx": "#000030", "text": "Oni nodir fel arall, mae'r safbwyntiau a geir yn y blog hwn yn perthyn i'r awdur ac nid ydynt o reidrwydd yn cynrychioli barn Prifysgol Caerdydd."}]