Tapping talent
A look at how the SOI Music Academy is not only fostering musical excellence, but also shaping the future of young musicians, their careers and, inevitably, tha... Continue Reading...
Music Education
Composers of the World
Chihchun Chi-sun Lee
In time for Women’s History Month, we should consider the women composers in our world. Hmmm. None come to mind? Expand your thoughts, th... Continue Reading...
4 TIPS FOR WHEN THERE ARE TOO MANY NOTES
When it comes to singing coloratura, it’s easy to imagine that there are those who can, and those who cannot. “She’s always been able to move her voice,” we say... Continue Reading...
Introducing Rotational Movements to Young Piano Students
One of our most important goals as piano teachers is to develop flexibility in our students’ wrists. Pianists who land on chords with supple wrists coax the mos... Continue Reading...
Music and Nature: Birds
For music and nature, birds are the natural – they sing! Or, rather, we hear their communication as singing. A friend in Hong Kong trains birds to sing, playing... Continue Reading...
Music and Nature: Bugs
Bugs and music – hmm, not as common as birds, but then when you start to think about it, they start to creep up on you. Probably the first piece of bug music yo... Continue Reading...
On Tour with a Symphony Orchestra
Why touring is important, and why the mere thought of it drives management mad. By Zane Dalal
Orchestras, as we know them today, started out as small ensembles... Continue Reading...
THE ENDURING PRESENCE OF THE PAST
If we put the last century's notions of “old” and “new” in a broader historic perspective, it becomes clear how short-sighted these notions were and how wrong i... Continue Reading...