Vanissa Law

Sight-reading is hard — even for experienced pianists.Yet it’s often one of the most misunderstood and under-taught skills in piano learning. Some teachers don’t prioritise it, and even when they do, students and parents may not realise how sight-reading is actually supposed to work. Before talking about how to improve sight-reading, let’s first clear up why sight-reading feels so difficult for many piano students . Why Is Sight-Reading So Hard? A common misconception: “Good

此文章提供中英兩個版本，請在右上角選擇語言。 At some point, every one of us has asked: “Who am I, really?” Yet Zhuangzi never encouraged us to search for this answer—because he believed the true self is always present, merely forgotten amid the disorder of daily life. Dreamlike Dream is an invitation to rediscover the “natural heart”. Across six sensory encounters, Zhuangzi’s philosophy becomes something you can feel: shadows, palms, clouds, dreams, light—and your own pulse. Here, I share the ide

The Ulster Consort "New Sounds" at St Molua's Church, Saturday, 4 October 2025, 6 pm This year I finally had the chance to attend the...

Sincerely grateful to the Ulster Consort for introducing me to the work of composer Diana Burrell. Her latest piece, Apostle to the...

When most people hear the word philosophy, they picture something distant, abstract—maybe even intimidating. It feels like something only...

I’m thrilled to share that our Castle Voices Choir Training Course is now fully booked! A heartfelt thank you to everyone who registered...

Castle Voices Spring concert 2025 Last Wednesday, Castle Voices had our Spring Concert — and what a night it was! ✨ It’s hard to believe...

Fractal Forest (2025) by Stickyline X Leanna Lee Fractal Geometry and the FIbonacci Sequence Stickyline X Leanna Lee has created these...

I love writing for choir because its sound is magical. The clashes and clusters that will never work on instruments sound so harmonious...

It took me long enough to settle into this country and let myself do what I used to do in Hong Kong— going to concerts. While believers...

In this workshop, you will learn how to construct a one-button musical instrument using the Adafruit Audio FX Sound Board. The instrument...

Making Music: 74 Creative Strategies for Electronic Music Producers by Dennis DeSantis , is temporarily free to download at the Ableton...

Ableton Live Ableton is extending their trail to 90 days (used to be 30) during this crisis. There are three packages-- Intro, Standard,...

Listen to the following sounds. Both of them are sounds of water. If you listen to them closely, the sounds give you information about...