(In English and Russian below) ET Tuli tagasiside minu kursuse “Helilooja-Interpreet” osalejatelt Tallinnas. See oli küsimustik, kus osalejad said hinnata erinevaid kursuse külgi (skaalas 1 – 5. Kus 1 tähendas “ei nõustu” ja 5 “täiesti nõus”), Samuti anda mõni nõu, mida võiks parandada. Muuseas oli küsimusi, näiteks: “Informatsioon pakkutud sellel üritusel on oluline sinule”, […]
read moreI remember how my jazz guitar teacher, who also gave me my first lessons in composition, told me: “Dmitri, write down all your musical ideas and melodies, never throw them away – you might need them in future.” So I did. Recently, looking through old papers, I found an entire piece that I wrote in 2014, […]
read moreThe idea of the first experience proved itself working well. Most of the beginners, who came in my guitar class in September 2016, these days ask me regularly “when can we do our own piece? Please! Please!” 🙂 According to my program, a student, coming to a first lesson with me, is creating right away […]
read moreAlready for a several weeks I struggle with one of the parts from one of my suites of chamber music. I like the method of first writing a story, “libretto”, and then composing music to it. Yet at times it doesn’t work. Let’s say a story has romantic calm ending, so I intend to write […]
read moreSpeaking about a composing process, I found two efficient ways for myself: 1. using music theory knowledge 2. using inspiration Often I combine those two. Sometimes I rely purely on theory. Other times I let my feelings to guide me and just write what I hear inside. It depends of how much time I have […]
read moreToday’s concert in Rakvere passed according to its title – “Creating music”. The last piece was composed directly at end of the concert by the audience (kids, parents, students – all who came) and performed by Estonian guitarist Vahur Kubja and me. It sounded nice! The piece is all written down, well preserved and now […]
read moreFor two upcoming concert I plan a small surprise for the dear audience. On of the pieces performed will be composed by the audience directly at the concert and right away performed by me and my colleague.
read morePrefer to write for guitar without guitar in my hands.
read moreNew study year has started well and I got a lot of new young students! Most of them are beginners, but also few advanced. Everyone is so different, but there is something that unites them. And it is that… They all wanna do their own music!!! No matter if it is 7 y.o. or 16 y.o. […]
read moreI’ve been to many interesting places, involving in exciting adventures. But my life greatest journeys I always make within my music.
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