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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It was pure magic to play Fauré's first sonata barefoot on a carpet of fine red dust - Elena Urioste
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Quality guitars with more than just strings attached
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You never hear anybody say I wish I didn't play a musical instrument!
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In the Green Room YCAT Artists Past and Present
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In the Green Room with YCAT: 2021 YCAT International Audition winners Quatuor Agate
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Three ways playing a musical instrument affects the brain
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In the Green Room with the Young Classical Artist's Trust
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How to choose the right music instrument insurance
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How to take care of your guitar strings
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