Music Education
A clear and practical guide to preparing for a music conservatory audition, covering repertoire choices, practice strategies, musicianship, and mental readiness, with insights into what audition panels truly listen for.
Music Education
Classical music need not be intimidating. This guide shows how to build your first playlist by focusing on mood, flow and listening pleasure rather than history, helping newcomers explore with confidence and curiosity.
Music Education
From its early origins in the clavichord and harpsichord to the powerful modern concert grand, the piano’s evolution reflects changing musical tastes, technological innovation, and the expressive ambitions of composers and performers across centuries.
Music Education
A clear and practical guide to designing a thoughtful classical music curriculum that balances technique, repertoire, musicianship and creativity, helping educators build structured pathways that inspire confident, curious and well rounded young musicians.
Music Education
Practising more isn’t always practising better. From skipping warm-ups to ignoring slow work, discover ten common mistakes music students make—and learn how to transform your daily practice into meaningful musical growth.
Music Education
From Renaissance Italy to modern concert halls, discover the violin’s five-century journey through ten fascinating facts—from Stradivari’s genius and Paganini’s devilish flair to the instrument’s global reinvention and timeless allure.
Music Education
Discover the world’s oldest known musical notation: the Hurrian Hymn from Ugarit, dating to 1400 BCE. This ancient melody reveals how early societies preserved music, blending ritual, devotion, and artistry into timeless sound.
Music Education
From building consistent routines to using slow practice, visualisation, and varied repetition, these proven techniques help young musicians practise smarter, stay motivated, and develop lasting skills for confident, expressive performance.
Music Education
An engaging guide for educators on how to transform music history from a list of dates and composers into a rich, critical, and inclusive exploration of culture, sound, and change across time.
Music Education
Choosing a piano can be daunting. This comprehensive guide compares grand, upright, and digital pianos, helping you understand the differences in tone, touch, cost, and maintenance—so you can find the instrument that truly fits your needs.
Music Education
Often misunderstood or dismissed as academic, 12-tone serialism remains one of the most radical innovations in Western classical music. This guide introduces its principles and helps listeners unlock its unique beauty and expressive power.
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Maria Anna “Nannerl” Mozart, a virtuoso pianist and early musical prodigy, was eclipsed by her brother Wolfgang. Her story reveals the brilliance and limitations faced by women in 18th-century classical music.