Music Education
I’ve just finished reading Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, the marvellously candid account of a mother and her two musical daughters. It’s really about what drives us, why we do things and constitutes a fascinating insight into the pursuit of musical excellence. But at what cost? I
Know Your Composer
Despite the worsening coronavirus pandemic in India, the media circus over the Bengal elections has been so all-consuming that one hopes the birth centenary of Satyajit Ray (2 May 1921 – 23 April 1992), one of its great sons of the soil doesn’t get forgotten. The 51st edition of IFFI
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This continues the discussion exploring the association of music and poetry, comparable to the “ekphrastic” relationship of poetry and art, and various ways music can appear in poems. How do other poets respond to classical music? I attended a few weekend poetry retreats in Chester, Connecticut led by Dr. June
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“Christa Ludwig was a legend, even during her lifetime. In opera, oratorio and lied alike, Christa Ludwig set inimitable standards with her vocalism and personality. The Salzburg Festival is infinitely indebted to her,” Artistic Director Markus Hinterhäuser expressed his grief at the wonderful singer’s death. Christa Ludwig gave the
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The Royal Danish Academy of Music, The Royal College of Music (London), Manhattan School of Music, and The mdw – University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna announce the launch of The Global Conservatoire. This new digital learning environment, or “global classroom,” will expand each partner school’s course offerings, opening
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The nine Greek muses of the arts served to encourage creativity, enhance imagination, and inspire artists. The Greeks also named “Ekphrasis,” a process in which descriptive words can expand the meaning of a work of art. For poetry, such works are known as “ekphrastic poems,” and literary journals exist that
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It’s the Easter Holidays here in London, and I’ve just finished the third in Trinity Laban’s digital series of virtual masterclasses and workshops that we’re delivering in India as part of our International Academies programme. These include a number of two-hour classes combining individual performance classes
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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 structured and progressive curriculum that is designed to
Throwback Thursday
Seven graduating students of the SOI Music Academy look back on their journey and how it has shaped them, inside the classroom, on the stage and out in the world. While talking about this year’s batch of graduating students of the SOI Music Academy, there is a hint of
Know Your Composer
Whether we like it or not, Hector Berlioz is primarily associated with a single composition. Everybody knows his Symphonie Fantastique, but his religious works, the dramatic legends, his songs and even his operas are rarely scheduled for performance, and they have remained an enigma to the concert going public. One
Opinion
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 master the art of an instrument or a specific facet
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If music be the food of sleep, play on. With apologies to Shakespeare, of course, who would imagine that the great music we so avidly listen to in concert halls could be prescribed by doctors for insomnia? There’s a new science out there, called Arts on Prescription. The U.