Music students are allowed to follow their muse | Letters

Nigel Kennedy should pay a visit to the Royal AcademyNigel Kennedy asserts that lazy teachers at music colleges stifle individuality in violinists and focus solely on perfecting technique (“Classical ‘factory line’ takes the joy out of Beethoven and Brahms, says Nigel Kennedy”, (News).At the Royal Academy of Music, there are 24 violin professors, whose ages range from 30 to 92 and whose approach is enormously varied. What they have in common is a tireless dedication to nurturing young musicians and preserving at all costs their students’ evolving artistic personalities as communicators through music. We encourage students to take risks in live performance and follow their muse. Continue reading...