A person with curly hair is playing a violin, focusing on the strings with the bow in hand, seated on a blue couch.
A person with curly hair is playing a violin, focusing on the strings with the bow in hand, seated on a blue couch.

Musical notes: news and updates

Welcome to Musical Notes!

We share your passion for music and regularly interview musicians of all genres while covering a wide variety of musical topics, which we’re delighted to share with you here. Some of this was previously published in Lark Music Magazine – and while our magazine has since bowed out, you can still browse past issues in our online archive.

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Cello Insurance
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Used by musicians for 1000s of years, we find out what makes the difference - Rosin unwrapped
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Learning by ear and learning to listen was a good education
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Mark Knopfler: 'Your guitar will always be a good friend, however your life is going'
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Feel the noise - the new frontier of classical music concerts
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The 10 best gifts for musicians, makers and restorers this Christmas
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In the Green Room with James Baillieu - 'I arrived slightly green but I was given time to find my space'
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Five reasons to get specialist piano insurance
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Do I need violin insurance?
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