Harbin, City of Music and its Grand Theatre; a great place to discover! As a modern city, Harbin has barely more than 100 years of history. However, this young city has an affinity with music. Accompanied by music, Harbin has always been growing, developing and...
Sibelius Academy and its online learning musical training by Irma de Jong Sibelius Academy, the cornerstone of Finnish music, has long traditions. Established in 1882, the cradle of classical music education has added other genres to its palette: Jazz and Folk Music...
How to write a classical musician bio? By Irma de Jong A good biography is nothing more than making an appealing story from your curriculum vitae. I know for many people, this stresses them out. They don't like to do it, wait until the very last second, and sometimes...
Paganini Caprices, a devilish challenge for many violinists The 24 Caprices for Solo Violin were written in groups (six, six, and twelve) by Niccolò Paganini between 1802 and 1817. As we all know, they demand a lot of technique, velocity, accuracy, and precision from...
CHOPIN ETUDE NO. 3, OP. 10 CORNERSTONE LESSON CHOPIN Chopin was one of the few composers who considered the Etude as an original composition, not only a piece to develop concepts and technique, so he wrote his 24 etudes also to have the player enjoying the piece...