When I was younger, I had a lot of fear of going on stage. I was terrified of staying in front of all people and forgetting the piece of music I was supposed to play. Most musicians experienced this at least once or twice in their performance history. I’m talking about the sleepless nights before …
Research has shown that children who receive music education already show enhanced brain development in the areas of language acquisition, reading skills, and critical thinking (Rauscher, Shaw, & Ky, 1993). The benefits of music education have been shown to be long-lasting. With computation power, especially in smartphones and tablets, becoming more and more part of children’s daily …
For me, as a classical school musician, practicing technique means playing scales and arpeggios or working on études. Repertoire practice for me is often playing through the piece or playing the difficult parts. Since I started to learn how to improvise, I decided to change those approaches. I believe that all practicing can be practical …
