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Luciano Marazzo

Monday, 03 May 2021

Classical Guitar String Action

Instruments From our Mentors

String action is not about the guitar is about the musician playing the guitar.The string height of a classical guitar affects both the sound and play-ability of a classical guitar. The lower the string height (or action) the easier the guitar is to ...

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Luciano Marazzo

Sunday, 13 January 2019

If you have to do it, do it in the woods!

Instruments Classical Music

We heard innumerable stories of composers gathering inspiration from nature and yet we make so much effort to perform in concert halls and many other venues that we believe to be a source of inspiration. Khatia Buniatishvili made a huge stateme...

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Kelly Leggett

Thursday, 15 March 2018

Coordinating Killer Music for an Outstanding Wedding

Instruments Press Releases Events Classical Music

So you have finally landed your first gig playing at a wedding. You are part of an ensemble and you are the one gathering information and coordinating music for the ceremony. You want to create music the wedding party will always remember Their exper...

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Luciano Marazzo

Wednesday, 21 March 2018

Your niche is important! Stick to it!

Instruments Web Development Press Releases News Music Composing Classical Music

Stranger things is a show that personally did a lot for me. This is a great surprise because this video is pushing even more buttons that what the TV show did. First of all, as I was talking with Nathan about the blog, I was excited because of the va...

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Luciano Marazzo

Monday, 19 March 2018

Being a Musician is all about your versatility

Instruments Press Releases News Music Composing Classical Music From our Mentors

Many young musicians dive into a school, conservatory, or institute because they feel music as a path to live life and unfold oneself. I will say that this is a normal path because it coaches us structure and good habits. But as everything in life, i...

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Luciano Marazzo

Thursday, 25 January 2018

Wasting your money on a music degree is stupid!

General Instruments Performance Press Releases News Classical Music From our Mentors

Everyone (including myself) has fallen into the trap of "purchasing" a music degree via an established institution. It took me a verry long time to realize that the cost in "Time and Money" had no tangible Return of Investment. This is is main topic ...

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Luciano Marazzo

Sunday, 15 October 2017

Do Guitarists actually suffer of a God complex?

Instruments From our Mentors

It's interesting to see how many people start playing guitar because they are on their way to fame and fortune. The truth is that the music industry (backed by Hollywood) has made the figure of the guitar player into a semi-divine figure of awesomene...

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Luciano Marazzo

Wednesday, 04 October 2017

Your brain can benefit big time from learning guitar

Instruments Classical Music From our Mentors

The Classical Guitar is an instrument that requires left-right hand coordination. This kind of complex task demands the brain to utilize the opposite hemispheres in different ways, forcing the performer to focus in a quite particular way. ...

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Luciano Marazzo

Monday, 24 July 2017

Pianists that really know how to play relaxed

Instruments Classical Music

Learning and memorizing music is a process that sometimes takes blood, sweat, and tears and it could lead to tension. Practicing relaxed is important to play relaxed. In those two videos, Lang Lang and Josh Wright introduce why relaxing is important...

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Luciano Marazzo

Monday, 17 July 2017

Five wonderful violinist jokes that you need to share!

Instruments Classical Music From our Mentors

An important matter: "Violinist tend to be tedious because they think very highly of themselves"... This is a wide spread popular belief that actually is is far from true and we must stand for what is right. Many say: "I have innumerable violinists i...

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Luciano Marazzo

Thursday, 22 June 2017

Rachmaninov #3: Challenging, Beautiful and played with Passion

Instruments Press Releases News

Natasha Paremski has a fascinating piano career. Her piano studies began at the age of 4 with Nina Malikova at Moscow's Andreyev School of Music and they concluded in New York with Pavlina Dokovska at Mannes College of Music. After 2007 and the...

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Kimmi

Wednesday, 10 May 2017

Wonderful, Beautiful, Trumpet Magic Somewhere Over the Rainbow

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"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" with Igor Fedorov. Today we get to hear one of my favorite songs played in a beautiful unique way by Igor Fedorov. Igor was inspired to play this version of the original tune by Israel Kama...

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Luciano Marazzo

Sunday, 07 May 2017

The most amazing arrangement made to this spectacular overture

Instruments Press Releases Classical Music

As I was browsing for music in the internet to find new artists, YouTube drove me in the direction of this fantastic arrangement of the Overture to one of my favorite operas. The original work has always struck me as a masterpiece for the ways innume...

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Luciano Marazzo

Tuesday, 21 February 2017

Why Live Classical Music?

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The world of classical music is full of interpreters and this is what makes the experience much more rewarding. Compared to recordings that will always sound the same, you have a factor of surprise that only a classical musician can deliver. This is...

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Luciano Marazzo

Wednesday, 09 November 2016

Chopin. Polonaise in Ab Major, Op. 53. Heroic

General Instruments

The Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53 for solo piano, was written by Frédéric Chopin in 1842. This composition is one of Chopin's most admired compositions and has long been a favorite of the classical piano repertoire. The piece, which is ...

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Luciano Marazzo

Friday, 09 December 2016

Relax and start up your weekend with Mozart!

Instruments Classical Music

Mitsuko Uchida:Born in Atami, a seaside town close to Tokyo, Japan, Uchida moved to Vienna, Austria, with her diplomat parents when she was 12 years old, after her father was named the Japanese ambassador to Austria. She enrolled at the Vienna Academ...

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Why should you surrender to your stage fright?

Being afraid is a natural human response to situations that in our brain appear to be life threatening. Statistically speaking, people fear public speaking far more than death. This seems irrati...

By Luciano Marazzo

Posted in Press Releases on 22 April 2018

Did you think it was too late and pointless? Think again!

All of us come to moments of truth where we realize that our past does not reflect who we are. Change is not an option: it becomes a responsibility because we have learned that it is time to step...

By Luciano Marazzo

Posted in Press Releases on 09 April 2018

Why is it hard to find Paganini played like this?

Many musicians avoid Paganini because of its difficulty and the responsibility it requires. This however is not the case for Nuné Melik. Paganini is one of the most relevant virtuosi composers for vi...

By Luciano Marazzo

Posted in Press Releases on 14 April 2019

If you have to do it, do it in the woods!

By Luciano Marazzo

Posted in Instruments on 13 January 2019

ArtSong Colorado: The art in the melodies of a poem

A lot of people say, get confused about Art Songs... many will say "Isn't that opera?". Well... no... Art Song Colorado is a good place to start and understand what is an ArtSong and wh...

By Luciano Marazzo

Posted in General on 24 April 2020

Do You Think You're In The Middle Of Nowhere?

If you think you have no opportunities because you're in the middle of nowhere, you have already lost your battle and you should stay home and stop trying. The honest truth is that in this world...

By Luciano Marazzo

Posted in Press Releases on 25 April 2018

Who needs special effects when it can all be real?

Sometimes, in our daily life, we get stuck in normal routines where basic rules are never questioned. But Art will come by sometime and challenge our perception of reality in a subtle way. Are you pay...

By Luciano Marazzo

Posted in Press Releases on 04 May 2018

Coloratura forged with fire at its best

The magic of Handel's Alcina can only really be unlocked when certain practices are put in place and this is a phenomenal example on how "tornami a vagheggiar" can (and should) be interpreted. In...

By Luciano Marazzo

Posted in Classical Music on 08 February 2019

Classical Guitar String Action

By Luciano Marazzo

Posted in Instruments on 03 May 2021

Who is Julio Cristaldo?

Working with musicians from all over the world has always been a pleasure. I personally met Julio in early 2019 as we organized a concert and master class. The experience was out of this world! Seeing...

By Luciano Marazzo

Posted in Press Releases on 24 April 2020

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why should you surrender to your stage fright?

Did you think it was too late and pointless? Think again!

Why is it hard to find Paganini played like this?

If you have to do it, do it in the woods!

ArtSong Colorado: The art in the melodies of a poem

Do You Think You're In The Middle Of Nowhere?

Who needs special effects when it can all be real?

Coloratura forged with fire at its best

Classical Guitar String Action

Who is Julio Cristaldo?