It was quite obvious to me my new blog would have a relation with the corona crisis we’re experiencing. A blog not build on an “interesting” musical subject or piece of music but a reflection of these times of crisis
When depicting the musician as the artist who plays with passion and expression, tempo rubato is an important issue. And a difficult one for sure. Because , in its very essence, it can only be an individual, personal way of playing. Which makes it difficult to judge.Describing rubato as a Read more…
One of the hardest things when explaining time and rhythm to a student is the bar: it’s function other than the visual structure on the page. What does it do, what does it actually keep together? A number of beats, yes, but what does that “do” when playing the music? Read more…
Though reading this blog you might think otherwise I’m not a regular radio listener. But when I do listen it’s Klara, the Flemish classical radio station, I like most. They still have that atmosphere of awe and wonder when talking about music. In fact, that’s their slogan: “blijf verwonderd”, stay Read more…