BENEDETTI FOUNDATION OCTOBER 2020

MESSAGE FROM NICKY

Hi everyone!

What an extraordinary few months it has been since I last wrote to you all. I am continually moved by the positivity, focus and commitment shown by each and every one of the participants we have worked with this year.

The Covid-19 crisis whilst being an undeniably difficult time has also brought so many of us closer together in affirming, optimistic and supportive ways. For musicians, it’ s been incredibly challenging, and I want to pay tribute and extend a huge thanks to our Tutors and Ambassadors for their relentless commitment to the work of the Foundation and to helping people of all ages from all over the world.

The virtual space has opened opportunities we may not otherwise have been afforded. It’ s astonishing to think that we ’ ve worked with over 16,000 participants this year from 70 countries across the world, and we were so thrilled to deliver our first sessions for beginner violinists and violists taught entirely in Spanish!

As we look to the future, one thing we can say for certain is we are resolute in our commitment to you, to building and empowering a community of musicians, to sharing and making high quality music education more accessible on a larger scale to young musicians regardless of background or geographical location and to supporting and uplifting the work of teachers.

I can ’t wait for the day we can meet again in person, but for now I look forward to seeing you on the screen very soon!

NEWS AND UPDATES

The past six months have presented many challenges and changes to our everyday lives instrumental lessons have been disrupted, courses cancelled, and many social and musical activities moved online. But the past 6 months have also presented many opportunities. We have all become more closely connected and have formed a new global community.

We have also discovered that not all things about this experience were just ‘ making do ’ with the loss of a physical gathering, but instead there were several components of learning and music making that actually heightened in their effectiveness through the power of technology.