Hello everyone! Today, I want to share with you the incredible power of storytelling in musical improvisation. After a wonderful weekend of improvisation with some great musicians, I’ve seen firsthand how having a story behind the music can transform the improvisational process. When we have a narrative or image to guide us, our improvisations become richer and more imaginative. It’s not just about the end READ MORE
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The Pitfalls of Perfectionism in Art
For most classical musicians, including myself, we began playing an instrument out of love and curiosity for the sonic world that instrument could create. As children, we discovered it like a game through which we could express ourselves. We grew up with this instrument, developed ourselves, and pursued a long classical training that was often demanding and rigorous. We have and continue to experience privileged READ MORE
How to motivate our students today?
Let’s be honest: education and young people have evolved a lot in recent decades. The arrival of technology has shaken up our ways of doing things and everything is going faster. Our young people often have concentration problems, many are even diagnosed with ADHD, which was rather silent a generation or two ago. Does that mean anything to you, dear teachers? Of course, there are READ MORE
The world has changed a lot
Yes, the world has changed a lot in the last 3 years! The pandemic has shaken us up and forced us to review our priorities. For the best, I dare to believe. But we had to adapt. We needed resilience, to go with the current. Nothing went as planned. For those who are used to planning everything (I know some of them), we had to READ MORE
Why is improvisation so dear to me and the reason why I teach it
Good morning, everyone, Every day, I think about what the discovery of improvisation has brought me in my journey. I did not initially think that learning this form of expression would bring me as much musically as on the life experience itself. I explain myself: I was interested in it out of curiosity and because my students pushed me to my limits by presenting me READ MORE
How I lost the taste for music (which I finally found!)
Good morning, everyone, Have you ever told yourself that it was time to do things differently? But sometimes, the answer does not come as quickly as we would like. My story tells how I lost the taste for music at some point and the means that allowed me to find it, after encountering many obstacles. Everyone who knows me well knows how fascinated I am READ MORE
A very different year
Hello everyone! A very special year has just ended. The Studio “Creative Music” has continued its activities on Zoom since March 2020 with success. Several concerts were organized to keep the students motivated: a Halloween concert on November 1, where the students dressed up for the occasion, made many happy! Followed by a Christmas concert and another in February… One of the advantages of Zoom READ MORE
All fresh in the memory
Hello dear readers, On August 18, I held an improvisation workshop for music teachers at Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf. Several teachers had expressed their desire to participate for several years in some cases. I am always amazed to observe the group effect and intimacy that are created within a proposed activity. We warm up, take risks, communicate with another participant and quietly, the magic happens. Laughter, sometimes READ MORE
Why the music?
At this time of the summer, as the start of the school year approaches, many parents wonder if they should enrol their children in music classes. They have heard about the benefits it provides and intuitively know that learning an instrument is an interesting complement to the school curriculum. But the benefits are much greater than we can imagine. (*) Children who practice music have READ MORE
The Wild Plains album
Hello! With my fellow violinist Norman Nawrocki, we launched the Wild Plains Album on December 23 at the Casa del Popolo in a crowded and enthusiastic room with our music. What a beautiful filling moment! You can buy the album on Cd Baby. A small criticism from you would be very appreciated. Thank you and good listening!