YPAW 9: Placida Ho

I don't know what to feel when I hear from fellow musicians that they started learning their instrument at 3 years old. Part of me feels that if I had done the same I would be a more holistic musician and perhaps more proficient in the instrument if we are talking about the 10 000 hours rule. The more skeptical side of mind thinks that I might grow to hate practicing and never take on this profession... Perhaps sometimes parents do not know what they are truly signing up for when they put their children through music education from an early age. The child might grow to love music performance, and parents might hear the sentence "Mum/Dad, I want to enter music school" that they would most likely object. Placida is a perfect example of someone who has received music education from an early age. She has went on to the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory (Singapore) graduating with a Bachelor's in Violin performance and the Royal Conservatory in The Hague (Netherlands) with a Master's in Music Education and a Bachelor's in Baroque music performance. She is part of Singapore's Baroque ensemble,  Red Dot Baroque, an organization that is bringing baroque music to their audience in a refreshing way.

On this episode of You Play A What? I learnt about all things baroque, from performance practice to the spirit of baroque music. There were some pretty eye opening revelation.. Join us and decide for yourself, is it Buh-rock or Br-Rowk and vibrato in baroque music! Check out Placida's YouTube Channel for some top quality violin/violone performance!

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