I have continued with work on my performance set over the past week, seeking out pieces that fit my programme and working on those that I've chosen. I've now picked a total of 5 different pieces with a rough total time of 30 mins, so I'm looking for just one or maybe two more pieces to complete my set. The pieces I have chosen so far, and their rough times, are:

Subdivisions by Rush (5mins)
Sound of Muzak by Porcupine Tree (5 mins)
Universal Mind by Liquid Tension Experiment (8 mins)
Schism by Tool (7 mins)
That Golden Rule by Biffy Clyro (4 mins)

I am happy with the pieces I've chosen so far as I feel they reflect my style of playing as well as demonstrating the use of odd time signatures. As well the difficulty of the time changes they also represent a high level of technical difficulty and are giving me much to work on. I have spent some time, particularly on the more structurally complex pieces Universal Mind and Schism, mapping out the time changes, of which there are many. Also with Sound of Muzak, where there is a little more room for improvisation with fills etc, I've spent some time looking at different ways to divide and count the bars of 7/4, with the aim of being more comfortable playing in the time and playing fills to mark out sections.

Richard's given me some more pieces to look at with a view to finalising my set, and I'm hoping to meet with Annette soon to get approval of the work I've done so far and for some advice in putting a band together. I'm hoping also that she'll be able to recommend players to me from within the College as I'm not altogether that familiar with the other courses or the tutors' areas of expertise.