BEAUTIFUL SINGING: A Singer’s Guide to Improving the Voice

BEAUTIFUL SINGING: A Singer’s Guide to Improving the Voice by Stanford Felix MUSICAL BEGINNINGS I come from a musical family, particularly on my father’s side. All the Felix relations were Welsh, and Wales is famous as the “Land of Song,” especially for its male...

Novena Sinfonía de Beethoven

Novena Sinfonía de Beethoven - Nicht diese Töne?   por Guillermo Scarabino En el 4° movimiento de la 9ª Sinfonía, antes de abordar el texto de la Oda a la Alegría de Schiller, Beethoven insertó palabras de su propia autoría: O Freunde, nicht diese Töne! / Sondern...

Beethoven Ninth Symphony

Beethoven Ninth Symphony - Nicht diese Töne?   by Guillermo Scarabino In the 4th movement of the 9th Symphony, before tackling the text of Schiller's Ode to Joy, Beethoven inserted words of his own authorship: O Freunde, nicht diese Töne! / Sondern laβt uns...

Social Media for Musicians and Artists

Social Media for Musicians and Artists by Massimo Poti After a degree in Communication Science in a time so far away there were no blogs and no smartphones yet - yes, that was quite a long time ago! - I’ve always worked as a communications consultant specialising in...

Sibelius Academy and its online learning musical training

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

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...