Marie-Luise Dingler is one half of the violin duo “The Twiolins” and published her first children’s book Hurra, wir spielen ein Konzert (Hooray, we are playing a concert) during lockdown. The book is also available in English via their webshop. In November 2022, Marie published her second book. An interview on her writing process, selfpublishing and musical characters in children’s book is now available in this blog (German only).
Lockdown music tips
Another lockdown is in force in Austria. Again, amateur musicians are trapped inside their homes without any in-person lessons. Already in 2020, MUSEDU collected a number of free online resources … Read more
Behind the scenes II
The Wiener Musikverein is famous all over the world: Its annual New Year’s Concert in the Golden Hall is broadcast to over 90 countries. Music lovers have probably already witnessed … Read more
Vienna for music lovers
It’s always great to visit Vienna! The city has a lot to offer, especially for music fans. In previous blog posts we recommended a couple of musical travel guides such … Read more
“Lockdown songs” by kids
Sonja Ebert, a German guitarist and singer-songwriter, helped kids to write and perform their own lockdown songs. 16 children sing about penguins, the pandemic and missing their friends. The CD … Read more
Explore the world of women composers
Piano Music She Wrote is a project which helps us explore the world of piano music composed by women. Pianists Erica Sipes and Sandra Mogensen have sorted through IMSLP to compile their PMSW Directory – a spreadsheet which gives access to thousands of piano pieces. In addition, they are building a resource of videos of this repertoire on YouTube. MUSEDU spoke with the two pianists about their project.
Stay motivated: Join a music meetup
We have been sitting at home, alone with our instruments, for over a year now. Clearly, this makes it difficult for most of us to motivate ourselves and keep practising. The good news is: Many amateur music groups are still very active. They organise online get-togethers for playing and chatting, they host charity events and even recitals.
Books for music lovers – Part I
Kazuo Ishiguro: Nocturnes. Five Stories of Music and Nightfall
Many writers are either musicians themselves or music plays an important part in their works. Kazuo Ishiguro, who was awarded the Nobel prize in literature 2017, is one of them. He dreamed about becoming a musician when he was young, and he occasionally writes lyrics for singers. “Read with your ears“, says a journalist about one of his books, which felt to her like “a seat at a concert.”
Interview with Marie-Luise Dingler
Marie-Luise Dingler is one half of the violin duo “The Twiolins” and has recently published a children’s book. In the book Hurra, wir spielen ein Konzert (Hooray, we’re playing a concert), a hedgehog and his duo partner, the squirrel, discover the value of friendship, persistence and above all: the power of music. (Read the full interview in German).
With favourite songs against the lockdown blues
A group of Austrian music therapists provides free online support during lockdown. On their platform lieblingslied.at (favourite song), anyone can submit a song. By speaking about the song and its … Read more
5 questions for… Singvogel
The Austrian company Singvogel (“songbird”) offers a variety of material for elementary music education for children. MUSEDU spoke to the founders Heidi and Patrick. Read the full interview in German … Read more
Time for music – Part IV
Musicians like pianist Igor Levit and violinist Daniel Hope stream concerts from their living rooms during lockdown. Amateur pianists get together to make music online. We are all doing our … Read more
Boost your writing and creativity – with music
REM‘s “Losing my religion” is playing at my local grocery store – and I can’t help but think of my senior year. When did I last hear this song? Wasn’t it only yesterday that I was listening to it, dancing the night away… I think we all know the feeling. Listening to music from our past makes images come alive – scientists call this “neural nostalgia”. So if you are not just a music lover, but want to experience flow in your writing, read on to see how you can use music as creative inspiration.
Time for music – Part III
In the last few months, we certainly learned how to work and learn online. It has become normal to discuss with others virtually, in our jobs, or private lives – … Read more
Working towards inclusive music making
Everyone has heard of the achievements of sportspeople with disabilities in the Paralympics. But when it comes to inclusion in music making, there is still a huge lack of awareness among teachers, parents, retailers and the disabled community. Several organisations in the UK are working together to change that. MUSEDU recently participated in a webinar on inclusive music making and spoke to Rachel Wolffsohn from the OHMI Trust.