Music and Poetry? Writing Inspired by Classical Music: Part I
The nine Greek muses of the arts served to encourage creativity, enhance imagination, and inspire artists. The Greeks also named...
Developing the next generation of Indian Musicians
It’s the Easter Holidays here in London, and I’ve just finished the third in Trinity Laban’s digital series of virtual...
Deirdre Lobo launches One Voice Institute of Music & Art (OVIMA) Global
We at OVIMA Global strive to build confidence in students, develop self-expression, treat fellow students with kindness, respect, and perform to the best of one’s individual ability! As an organization, we focus on holistically educating and developing the student, with a...
The Graduates
Seven graduating students of the SOI Music Academy look back on their journey and how it has shaped them, inside...
Idiosyncratic Innovations of Hector Berlioz
Whether we like it or not, Hector Berlioz is primarily associated with a single composition. Everybody knows his Symphonie Fantastique, but his religious...
Continuing Music Education: Why You’re Never Too Old or Skilled To Take More Lessons
Education in music has many rewards for students. Certain skills like social interaction, improved coordination, more self-confidence, and a greater memory enhancement all stem from having a musical background. Musicians and music teachers alike tend to think that once they...
Musical Repose
If music be the food of sleep, play on. With apologies to Shakespeare, of course, who would imagine that the...
Putting Bach into Tango
It was the birth centenary of larger-than-life Argentine tango composer, bandoneon player, and arranger Astor Piazzolla (11 March 1921 –...
