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 personal meaning, the music therapist then offers a positive outlook in times of crisis. (Read the full article in German).
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 best to cope with the situation. And yet, we are missing the experience of live concerts tremendously. So we have put together a few links of platforms for live stream concerts. While streaming can never be a replacement for the live experience, it also has its charm. At least, we can now “travel” virtually to concert halls all over the world while sitting on our sofa. (For the time being, check out the links provided in the German version of this article.)
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 – and we even make music together online. In April, we had a look at a few useful online tools for music lovers and will continue our mini series now. (Read also part I and part II). The online platform Kadenze is designed for artists and musicians and offers lots of courses on „Music Composition“, „Music Technology“, „Music Theory“ oder „Music Performance“. Some of them are available free-of-charge. The full article is available in the German version.
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.
Interview with Lisa McCormick
Lisa McCormick is an American singer/songwriter, known as a music instructor and Ukulele Guru. MUSEDU spoke to Lisa about her teaching philosophy.
Interview with Lydia Maria Bader
In June 2020, the German pianist Lydia Maria Bader released her new CD Chinese Dreams. An interesting concept, which was made possible using crowdfunding. MUSEDU spoke to the “German Piano Princess” (Chinese press) about her projects.
I’ll take up a musical instrument…
… when I’m retired!
I hear this sentence all the time. Why add another obligation to our busy lives when we are in our thirties or forties? Many people seem to believe that taking lessons and practising the piano, violin or flute takes too much time and energy. They may be afraid that it could turn out to be a lonely and frustrating activity. And yet, I chose a different path…
Curious? Read MUSEDU’s full guest article in the CrossEyedPianist blog!