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Sarnia de la Maré FRSA Stage Name iServalan, press information

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🌌 Explore All 5 Books in The Book of Immersion Series As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Sarnia de la Maré is a multidisciplinary artist, author, and curator known for work that combines visual arts, literature, and music. Her diverse projects include oil and gold leaf portraits that explore identity, digital "scribble art" influenced by music, and books like The Book of Immersion, which explores consciousness through a neurodivergent lens. De la Maré has also worked as a performance artist, curator, and founder of feminist art festivals and has been recognized as a Fellow of the RSA. Visual artsFigurative works: She creates figurative art and portraits using oil paints and gold leaf, with themes of identity, vulnerability, and the fleeting nature of beauty. Scribble art: She produces intricate, hand-drawn digital art that blurs the line between chaos and control, often created in real-time to a musical backdrop. Multidisciplinary installations: She...

Welcome to Season One of the iServalan Music School podcast, Introductory Trailer

Hello, darlings, musicians and lovers of the eternal vibrations of the universe— welcome to Season One of the iServalan Music School podcast. This is the place where practice meets poetry: short, beautiful lessons , Bach-bright reflections , (and others of course, though Bach stole my heart when I was but a child) Oh, and of course,  tiny ringtone études to frame your day. I am not afraid of modernity my friends. Each week you’ll get a casual, dramatic essay — think cathedral and birdsong — plus nimble micro-lessons for real practice wins: tone, timing, and that secret pulse that makes music breathe. Students, pros, beautiful beginners — you’re all invited. Want a head start? Grab the free Student Starter Pack in the show notes: warm-ups, a Bach-flavoured motif , and a checklist that actually helps. Follow, tap subscribe, and let’s make this your most musical term yet. [Cello: soft reprise, fade] Until next time, may the fugues of your days interweave like the starling...

🎙️ Podcast Essay: “Bach, the Thrill of Order and Fire” by Sarnia de la Maré FRSA

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Welcome back to the iServalan Music School podcast. Today I want to talk about someone whose music seems to live in the marrow of all musicians, and perhaps in the marrow of music itself: Johann Sebastian Bach . What is it that makes him so thrilling, so endlessly compelling, so impossible to ignore? That’s what I want to explore in today’s reflection. 🎙️ Podcast Essay: “ Bach , the Thrill of Order and Fire” Ah, Bach! Even the name seems carved in oak, steady and resonant. Strong and proud. But the sound of his music? Ah, that is something else entirely. It is not oak — it is flame, it is water, it is a thousand glittering birds flying in formation and then suddenly.... breaking apart, only to return again in perfect unity like starlings flocking on Brighton Pier . Why is Bach so thrilling? We might begin with structure. His music is precise, crystalline, every note interlocking like the stones of a cathedral. But to call it merely mathematical is to miss the point. For within that or...

Joining the iServalan School of Music is Easy. Dive in Today for 1000s of Music Tools and Lessons.

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🌌 Explore All 5 Books in The Book of Immersion Series As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Join iServalan Music School https://iservalan.gumroad.com/l/musicschool Learn Music Online with iServalan Music School Looking for online music lessons in piano, cello, viola, or double bass? At iServalan Music School , you can learn from home with flexible, affordable courses designed for all ages and abilities. No more rushing through the rain to lessons—our school brings high-quality teaching straight to your home . Whether you’re a beginner or advanced, you’ll enjoy: 🎶 Step-by-step video lessons and play-alongs 🎶 Live online classes with experienced musicians 🎶 Resources you can replay anytime 🎶 A welcoming, inclusive global community We believe music should be for everyone, everywhere —including families in rural or deprived areas where access to teachers is limited. By learning online, you’ll save time, money, and s...

Cowbow by Tale Teller Club featuring iServalan launched on Bandcamp

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  Cowboy by Tale Teller Club The new track release on Bandcamp by the Tale Teller Club is called Cowboy with a very cool spoken word intro by iServalan of Tale Teller Club Cowboy Doing Nothing My Ship Sales Mr Capricious Minor Matter Birth of Adom iServalan, Tale Teller Club The Chase Black Flute Vapor Punk Jazz Adelaide about Tale Teller ClubLondon, UK Tale Teller Club is Sarnia de la Maré’s studio for strings, synths, and story. iServalan, Flex, and Vapor Punk craft  taletellerclub.com iservalan.com Blogger sarniadelamare.com bookofimmersion.com Contact Tale Teller Club Streaming and Download help Christmas Cards and Gifts for Men Women and Kids by Tale Teller Servalan Apron £17.15 £22.88 (25% off) Tale Teller Club Record Cover Art by iServalan Renaissance CDM Track Apron £17.15 £22.88 (25% off) Minor Matter – Tale Teller Club | Futuristic Angel Artwork, Machine vs Humanity Apron £17.15 £22.88 (25% off) God Only Knows Tale Teller Club Record Cover Art by iServalan R...