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).
Interview
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.
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).
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.
Interview with pianist Paul-André Bempéchat
MUSEDU had the opportunity to speak to the concert pianist, teacher and researcher Paul-André Bempéchat who is Music Scholar at Cabot House, after having served for four years as Artist-in-Residence at Leverett House, Harvard University.
5 questions for… an Alexander Technique teacher
MUSEDU spoke to Marie Orsini-Rosenberg, a cellist and teacher for Alexander Technique in Vienna. She explained how this method can help people develop awareness for their body and reduce stress. For musicians, it can be especially effective to relieve unnecessary tension and overcome stage fright. Read the full interview in German here.
5 questions for… a music therapist
MUSEDU will conduct a series of short interviews with people from music related areas. Our first interview partner is Philipp von Busekist (busekist.at), who has been working as a music therapist in Vienna for many years.