Laura Snowden is considered one of the greatest classical guitarists in her generation. She was hand-picked by Julian Bream to give the Julian Bream Trust Concert in Wigmore Hall in 2015 and 2017.

She was featured on the front cover of Classical Guitar Magazine in the fall of 2016 with an in-depth article describing her as "Linking guitar's past, present and future".

In this episode I am talking to Jay Crossland, who is the Academic director of the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music in Palestine.

She has arranged Timani courses for the employees, and made changes in the grading system for children and youths.

Jay is a true inspiration for musicians who wish to decide for themselves the different things that one can put together into a career, and to you who wish to follow your ideas of what music you want to make!

Ingrid is one of those musicians who truly walks her unique path. A successful pianist, she has recorded multiple CDs and performs as a soloist with major Norwegian orchestras.

Ingrid is one of the people I know with the most integrity. She has always had a high standard to who she is and who she wants to be. She is willing to investigate herself and her life, just as she is investigating her musicianship, constantly developing and growing.

Read more about Ingrid on www.ingridandsnes.com

Miriam Hlavaty is a composer, pianist, Timani teacher and a listening expert. She went through her studies at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo with chronic tendinitis, yet a deep wish to express music. Now at the age of 40, her journey has left her with tons of wisdom that I would have loved to hear as a student myself. She is now an expert of the body and playing music. She writes a blog, gives workshops and lectures to help musicians all around the world to change their physical coordination to prepare them for playing music in a healthy way.

Igor Dzakula from Switzerland tells us about his journey from starting to play music at age 19, and then deciding to go for his dream. Igor talks about the obstacles and motivations along the way, and how he reached his goal. If you want inspiration to follow your passion, Igor's story is truly worth listening to!

Vibeke Breian is a great musician and associate professor at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo, Norway. Through the last 30 years she has taught a good portion of the young Norwegian Saxophone players, and performed all over the country.

Vibeke is also a Timani teacher, and tells us what she thinks about her passion about for caring for the body as a musician.

Pianist and creator of Timani for musicians, Tina Margareta Nilssen is interviewed by the amazing cellist Johannes Martens about what Timani really is. They cover subjects such as why musicians should work on their bodies, what coordination really is, the importance of correct tension and much more.