The group meets every two weeks and has been created as “a place to draw and give inspiration, motivate each other, challenge misconceptions about the worth of learning an instrument in adulthood, and promote classical music”.īoth Ghadeer and Prasa have received positive feedback for their online events.
Of course, it’s also easier to take time out of your day when it’s remote.” Ghadeer‘s Amateur Classical Musicians Group is based in Montreal. It is also nice to see everyone’s home setups, and people tend to be less nervous. According to Prasa, “the benefit of a remote session is that there is less fatigue – if the recital goes on for a long time, people might get up and take a break, which is not possible during a live performance. At his events, former competition winners and beginners play “Beethoven as well as music from Final Fantasy”. Prasa runs the Toronto Amateur Pianist Recital group which meets once a month. He is thinking about further ideas for his groups, such as streaming a concert from a live venue to a broader audience. To keep up engagement and involvement for everyone, Ben also organises a monthly Online Music Trivia Quiz. He estimates that it may take a while until people regain the confidence to attend public events. I will keep on with these online events in addition, even when we go back to normal”.
“It is not the same as in real life, but another way of doing it. People can choose between playing live and sending in pre-recorded video or audio files which he will then stream during the event. “It‘s nice for everybody to hear and see the other group members”, he says. For his monthly online events, Ben pairs up groups of two cities.
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