Thoughts Beyond the Ink
a blog about the arts, education, and the adventures of two women entrepreneurs
Love in Music: A Story Sketch
Listen along to our process of writing the musical love story that we heard within Cesar Franck’s Violin Sonata in A Major.
Get Yourself A Contract: A Co-Composed Conversation
In episode #2 of Co-Composed, an audio blog series, Emmalie and Rebecca discuss their entrepreneurial antics in creating their first musical storytelling film and the chaos that ensued. Listen and watch the recording of their conversation about the tips they would give their younger, inexperienced selves.
Setting the Trap: Listening for Mouse-Filled Stories
Listen along to our process of searching for the musical story that we heard within Katie Jenkin’s Constructions for flute and piano; a story most certainly inspired by Rebecca’s irrational fear of all crawling creatures (except, babies – we love babies).
The Magic of the Little Things
It’s easy to get wrapped up in the everyday to-do’s and mishaps and failures. But these little things incrementally add up to magic. Here’s a story of how I was forced to step back and see this magic, from of course, one of our students.
10 Different Disciplines to Express Your Musical Stories
To celebrate our 10th blog post, we'll check out 10 ways that you can express the stories you hear within every piece of music, whether you're an adult, artist, educator, kid, or music lover.
Jorinde Hol: Artist Feature
Meet Jorinde Hol: Dutch animator, painter, storyteller and director of Studio IJlie who, through her art, aims to help erase misunderstandings and enhance acceptance of the LGBTQ community
The Journey of Discovering the Musical Story: Find Me in the Clouds
Listen along to our process of searching for the musical story that we heard within Nizar Bredan’s moving work for solo piano
Making Art Outside Your Discipline is Hard. Here’s How We Are Making it Easy.
We are all about interdisciplinary collaboration here at Art Beyond the Ink — but that doesn’t mean it’s not challenging. Read on for the difficult and shocking experience of us venturing into 3D animation and what it inspired us to do about it.
Uncovering the Story: Unbreakable
Listen along to our process of discovering the musical story that we heard within Jens Ibsen’s epic work for bass clarinet and piano
Five Tips for Practicing Musical Storytelling
We are often using the term “musical storytelling,” but what does it really mean and how can you practice it yourself?
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