on November 17, 2008Flash | QuickTime
A five minutes peek into a master class of the Russian pianist Dmitri Bashkirov.
I think that the word perfectionism will describe it best, every note and every phrase must be played meticulously.
I do not understand Russian but Bashkirov’s musicality and body language tanscends over the spoken language.
on November 17, 2008QuickTime
“What is artistry?
Ask ten teachers what they understand as artistry and you will get ten different answers. Some of them will state that ‘either you have it or you don’t have it, and that is is almost un-teachable, un-learnable. Others will articulate the complete opposite: ‘each of us has artistic potential, but this potential is […]
on November 17, 2008QuickTime
Artistic reflection
In the second part of his masterlecture Bart van Rosmalen introduces the idea that there are forms of research that maintain their immediate connection with music.
“This could be research of a living practice, for example, such as your own playing, or the presentation of research-outcomes in a more artistic way. I propose to call […]
on November 16, 2008Flash | QuickTime
Tanja Kalmanovich, viola and violin player, teaches improvisation workhops for string players.
In her workshop she gives a strong emphasis on rhythm as a basic element of imrovisation. By the use of konnekol, south India’s rhythmic solfegge system, the students learn how to deal with the concept of time and with complicated rhytmic patterns.
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on November 14, 2008Flash | QuickTime
Master class and interview with doublebass player Bozo Paradzik.