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innsjø - an insight into the creative process

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  innsj ø - an insight into the creative process of improvisation. The new single, a piano solo will be released on the 12th September 2022. It was originally recorded with a video camera recorder around this time last year, in a practice room at my University in Huddersfield. I was working with Huddersfield based musical talent Adenico, and we decided to share with each other music that we were doing, performing to each other to the grand piano in the room. He had shown me a piece he written for Piano and vocals, but what really caught my attention is how he used the upper range of the grand piano to add 'twinkling' embellishments to his song. After he finished performing (he's a fantastic singer by the way), I then wanted to do an improvisation and try incorporate some of these elements into what I was about to do. This is what you hear in this music. This is why I began the piece by starting on the upper pitches of the instrument. Although this whole result is improvise

Why University applicants should use UniBuddy

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UniBuddy is a digital peer to peer website that aims to connect prospective students to university students, with the aim of opening the opportunity for prospective students to connect with students at the university you’re interested in. Whether via the app, on the website, or recently, via UCAS, you can select a student and talk directly to them, and ask them about their experiences, on a more informal and chill basis. Before you choose what student you want, you can read the bio of all the students, which contains important information, such as which course each student studies at the University, what year they are in, and even what societies they are involved in. From this information, you can select specifically which students you want to talk to, perhaps a student who is on the exact same course as the one you are thinking of studying, or in a society that really interests you. There are other details too, such as hobbies, or even what country each student comes from. So if you’r

a short reflection on race relations in classical music

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I had wrote this back in November 2019, but due to recent events, was inspired to upload this online. Hope you enjoy reading this, and I hope it provokes some thought Image of the Chineke! Orchestra, an orchestra consisting of majority musicians of black and ethnic origins. It's motto is 'championing change and celebrating diversity in classical music'. (Courtesy of: https://www.chineke.org/chineke-orchestra ) In order for a wider audience to come into the world of classical music, they must come to a point in their mind where they can feel included within the community. When I consider how much diversity is emphasised in the many different sectors of society, it is more and more progressive in opening for other cultures. We as a people are becoming more and more aware of the cultures around us, and we are in a society of learning quick and fast. However, when I enter a concert hall to watch classical music, I cannot help but count the number of ethnic minorities within the