Continuum Music Studio
bySarnia de la Maré FRSA
ArtsPerformingEducationMusic
🌱 Continuum Music Studio — Sarnia de la Maré@continuumapproach This channel shares my work developing the Continuum Method: a personalised, pressure-free approach to learning music. I’m a multi-instrumentalist, educator, and author, and I teach through adaptive methods shaped around individual learning styles, personalities, and creative temperaments. My work focuses on:• Confidence and creative wellbeing• Neurodiversity-aware learning• Sustainable practice• Long-term musical development• Artistic and reflective musicianship Alongside teaching, I write books and develop educational resources connected to this work. 🎼 Online Studio Phase SessionsPersonalised 1:1 sessions via Zoom / Google Meet£10 / 30 mins (founders rate)📅 Book a time: https://calendar.app.google/18rxoig7ZKC83Zqk7💳 Pay securely: https://buy.str...
Episodes(40 episodes)
A Certain Lady D. Parker Public Domain Lyrics Poetry Song Writing | Continuum Approach | iServalan
Words add a new dimension to music, but for some musicians, the words are difficult to render. I want to talk for a moment about writing songs before we know what they are. Not demos or tracks.Not finished things in themselves. Not even pop songs, or genre based words. Let's start with nothing... Just the act of writing — daily, imperfectly, with no expectations or judgement, and without asking where the work will end up. Many musicians stall not because they lack ideas, but because they wait for readiness. They wait for the right sound, the right software, the righ...
Published: Jan 4, 2026Duration: 1m 20s
Writing Songs Spoken Word Poetry and Prose Continuum Approach Pedagogy with iServalan™
Today iServalan begins the Continuum lyrical sketchbook of 2026iServalan™Music, listening, and the Continuum Approach: Exploring sound across genres, eras, and performance cultures — from Baroque to punk, hip-hop to minimalism — without hierarchy or haste.🎧 Podcast & essays: 🎻 Music Schoolhttps://iservalan.gumroad.com/l/concervatoire?https://iservalan.gumroad.com📚 Books & long-form work by Sarnia de la Maré FRSA:https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/author/B0CWGX2DJ6🎨 Professional profile:https://www.a-n.co.uk/person/sarnia-de-la-mare-frsa-2/#iServalan #ContinuumApproach #MusicPodcast #RadicalListening #MusicAcrossGenres#PerformanceCulture #SarniaDeLaMaré
Published: Jan 4, 2026Duration: 4m 36s
Copyright Tips for Scores and Live Performances and creating the Bach Cello Suites for Viola Bass and Piano with iServalan™
iServalan™Music, listening, and the Continuum Approach: Exploring sound across genres, eras, and performance cultures — from Baroque to punk, hip-hop to minimalism — without hierarchy or haste.🎧 Podcast & essays: 🎻 Music Schoolhttps://iservalan.gumroad.com/l/concervatoire?https://iservalan.gumroad.com📚 Books & long-form work by Sarnia de la Maré FRSA:https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/author/B0CWGX2DJ6🎨 Professional profile:https://www.a-n.co.uk/person/sarnia-de-la-mare-frsa-2/#iServalan #ContinuumApproach #MusicPodcast #RadicalListening #MusicAcrossGenres#PerformanceCulture #SarniaDeLaMaré
Published: Jan 3, 2026Duration: 12m 2s
Fold Up Glarry Piano Review by iServalan™ What is the music school verdict?
Join the school on Patreon or GumroadiServalan™Music, listening, and the Continuum Approach: Exploring sound across genres, eras, and performance cultures — from Baroque to punk, hip-hop to minimalism — without hierarchy or haste.🎧 Podcast & essays: 🎻 Music Schoolhttps://iservalan.gumroad.com/l/concervatoire?https://iservalan.gumroad.com📚 Books & long-form work by Sarnia de la Maré FRSA:https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/author/B0CWGX2DJ6🎨 Professional profile:https://www.a-n.co.uk/person/sarnia-de-la-mare-frsa-2/#iServalan #ContinuumApproach #MusicPodcast #RadicalListening #MusicAcrossGenres#PerformanceCulture #SarniaDeLaMaré
Published: Jan 1, 2026Duration: 14m 59s
Barefoot Boy Live Poetry Reading Open Mic Lyrics Public Domain | iServalan | Continuum Approach
Beautiful words to inspire songwriters #iServalan #poetry #continuumapproachiServalan™Music, listening, and the Continuum Approach: Exploring sound across genres, eras, and performance cultures — from Baroque to punk, hip-hop to minimalism — without hierarchy or haste.🎧 Podcast & essays: 🎻 Music Schoolhttps://iservalan.gumroad.com/l/concervatoire?https://iservalan.gumroad.com📚 Books & long-form work by Sarnia de la Maré FRSA:https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/author/B0CWGX2DJ6🎨 Professional profile:https://www.a-n.co.uk/person/sarnia-de-la-mare-frsa-2/#iServalan #ContinuumApproach #MusicPodcast #RadicalListening #MusicAcrossGenres#PerformanceCulture #SarniaDeLaMaré
Published: Dec 27, 2025Duration: 1m 7s
When I Heard at the End of the Day Live Reading Open Mic Lyrics Public Domain | iServalan | Continuum
You are free to use these lyrics in your compositions.iServalan™Music, listening, and the Continuum Approach: Exploring sound across genres, eras, and performance cultures — from Baroque to punk, hip-hop to minimalism — without hierarchy or haste.🎧 Podcast & essays: 🎻 Music Schoolhttps://iservalan.gumroad.com/l/concervatoire?https://iservalan.gumroad.com📚 Books & long-form work by Sarnia de la Maré FRSA:https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/author/B0CWGX2DJ6🎨 Professional profile:https://www.a-n.co.uk/person/sarnia-de-la-mare-frsa-2/#iServalan #ContinuumApproach #MusicPodcast #RadicalListening #MusicAcrossGenres#PerformanceCulture #SarniaDeLaMaré
Published: Dec 27, 2025Duration: 1m 58s
Is the piano the right instrument for me or my kid? | iServalan | Continuum Approach
We teach strings and piano at the Digital Conservatoire. You can join for £3 a month and access all the lessons and teaching materials.iServalan™Music, listening, and the Continuum Approach: Exploring sound across genres, eras, and performance cultures — from Baroque to punk, hip-hop to minimalism — without hierarchy or haste.🎧 Podcast & essays: 🎻 Music Schoolhttps://iservalan.gumroad.com/l/concervatoire?https://iservalan.gumroad.com📚 Books & long-form work by Sarnia de la Maré FRSA:https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/author/B0CWGX2DJ6🎨 Professional profile:https://www.a-n.co.uk/person/sarnia-de-la-mare-frsa-2/#iServala...
Published: Dec 27, 2025Duration: 14m 2s
Thinking of a new double bass to play in 2026? iServalan chats about the foibles and idiosyncrasies of the beast of the orchestra
iServalan is a composer and founder of the Continuum Approach in music.iServalan™Music, listening, and the Continuum Approach: Exploring sound across genres, eras, and performance cultures — from Baroque to punk, hip-hop to minimalism — without hierarchy or haste.🎧 Podcast & essays: 🎻 Music Schoolhttps://iservalan.gumroad.com/l/concervatoire?https://iservalan.gumroad.com📚 Books & long-form work by Sarnia de la Maré FRSA:https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/author/B0CWGX2DJ6🎨 Professional profile:https://www.a-n.co.uk/person/sarnia-de-la-mare-frsa-2/#iServalan #ContinuumApproach #MusicPodcast #RadicalListening #MusicAcrossGenres#PerformanceCulture #SarniaDeLaMaré
Published: Dec 27, 2025Duration: 14m 37s
Thinking about learning the cello? Listen in to some important considerations with iServalan at Continuum
Cellos require a nuanced approach and work best in certain situations. Is the cello your instrument?iServalan™Music, listening, and the Continuum Approach: Exploring sound across genres, eras, and performance cultures — from Baroque to punk, hip-hop to minimalism — without hierarchy or haste.🎧 Podcast & essays: 🎻 Music Schoolhttps://iservalan.gumroad.com/l/concervatoire?https://iservalan.gumroad.com📚 Books & long-form work by Sarnia de la Maré FRSA:https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/author/B0CWGX2DJ6🎨 Professional profile:https://www.a-n.co.uk/person/sarnia-de-la-mare-frsa-2/#iServalan #ContinuumApproach #MusicPodcast #RadicalListening #MusicAcrossGenres#PerformanceCu...
Published: Dec 27, 2025Duration: 13m 54s
So you want to play the viola? Let’s talk | iServalan | Continuum Method
If you are unsure about which instrument you want to learn, I am exploring strings and piano today.iServalan™Music, listening, and the Continuum Approach: Exploring sound across genres, eras, and performance cultures — from Baroque to punk, hip-hop to minimalism — without hierarchy or haste.🎧 Podcast & essays: 🎻 Music Schoolhttps://iservalan.gumroad.com/l/concervatoire?https://iservalan.gumroad.com📚 Books & long-form work by Sarnia de la Maré FRSA:https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/author/B0CWGX2DJ6🎨 Professional profile:https://www.a-n.co.uk/person/sarnia-de-la-mare-frsa-2/#iServalan #ContinuumApproach #MusicPodcast #RadicalListening #M...
Published: Dec 27, 2025Duration: 14m 38s
You Don't need an Orchestra when You Have a Bedroom Musician | iServalan | Continuum Music
 What Is the Point of an Orchestra?You Don't need an Orchestra when You Have a Bedroom Musician - Discuss | iServalan | Continuum Music When any Tom, Dick, or Harry can make a “classical” album in their bedroom in an hour, the orchestra looks suspiciously obsolete. You can buy the samples.You can stack the parts.You can quantise the timing, tune the pitch, polish the reverb.You can export something that sounds orchestral before the kettle has boiled. So why bother with eighty musicians, rehearsal schedules, acoustic spaces, conductors, unions...
Published: Dec 26, 2025Duration: 7m 14s
Carpe Diem Live Reading Open Mic Lyrics Public Domain | iServalan | Continuum Approach
https://iservalan.gumroad.com/l/concervatoireiServalan™Music, listening, and the Continuum Approach: Exploring sound across genres, eras, and performance cultures — from Baroque to punk, hip-hop to minimalism — without hierarchy or haste.🎧 Podcast & essays: 🎻 Music Schoolhttps://iservalan.gumroad.com/l/concervatoire?https://iservalan.gumroad.com📚 Books & long-form work by Sarnia de la Maré FRSA:https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/author/B0CWGX2DJ6🎨 Professional profile:https://www.a-n.co.uk/person/sarnia-de-la-mare-frsa-2/#iServalan #ContinuumApproach #MusicPodcast #RadicalListening #MusicAcrossGenres#PerformanceCulture #SarniaDeLaMaré
Published: Dec 26, 2025Duration: 1m 22s
Sea by E Wilcox Live Poetry Reading Public Domain Lyrics | iServalan | Continuum Approach
https://iservalan.gumroad.com/l/concervatoireiServalan™Music, listening, and the Continuum Approach: Exploring sound across genres, eras, and performance cultures — from Baroque to punk, hip-hop to minimalism — without hierarchy or haste.🎧 Podcast & essays: 🎻 Music Schoolhttps://iservalan.gumroad.com/l/concervatoire?https://iservalan.gumroad.com📚 Books & long-form work by Sarnia de la Maré FRSA:https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/author/B0CWGX2DJ6🎨 Professional profile:https://www.a-n.co.uk/person/sarnia-de-la-mare-frsa-2/#iServalan #ContinuumApproach #MusicPodcast #RadicalListening #MusicAcrossGenres#PerformanceCulture #SarniaDeLaMaré
Published: Dec 26, 2025Duration: 1m 5s
Open Strings: Confidence, Resonance, and the First Sense of Intonation | iServalan | Continuum
Open Strings: Confidence, Resonance, and the First Sense of IntonationBefore fingers arrive, the instrument already knows how to sing.Open strings are often treated as placeholders—sounds we pass through quickly on the way to “real” notes. In the Continuum Approach, they are understood differently. Open strings are not an absence of skill. They are the instrument speaking in its most stable, truthful voice.For early learners, this matters.An open string cannot be out of tune through effort or misunderstanding. It is either tuned correctly or it is not. Once tuned, it offers something rare in early...
Published: Dec 26, 2025Duration: 5m 1s
Christmas Wishes from iServalan at the Digital Conservatoire and Continuum
iServalan™Music, listening, and the Continuum Approach: Exploring sound across genres, eras, and performance cultures — from Baroque to punk, hip-hop to minimalism — without hierarchy or haste.🎧 Podcast & essays: 🎻 Music Schoolhttps://iservalan.gumroad.com/l/concervatoire?https://iservalan.gumroad.com📚 Books & long-form work by Sarnia de la Maré FRSA:https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/author/B0CWGX2DJ6🎨 Professional profile:https://www.a-n.co.uk/person/sarnia-de-la-mare-frsa-2/#iServalan #ContinuumApproach #MusicPodcast #RadicalListening #MusicAcrossGenres#PerformanceCulture #SarniaDeLaMaré
Published: Dec 25, 2025Duration: 1m 24s
Waking Year E Dickenson Live Poetry Reading Public Domain Free Lyrics | iServalan Music School
iServalan™Music, listening, and the Continuum Approach: Exploring sound across genres, eras, and performance cultures — from Baroque to punk, hip-hop to minimalism — without hierarchy or haste.🎧 Podcast & essays: 🎻 Music Schoolhttps://iservalan.gumroad.com/l/concervatoire?https://iservalan.gumroad.com📚 Books & long-form work by Sarnia de la Maré FRSA:https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/author/B0CWGX2DJ6🎨 Professional profile:https://www.a-n.co.uk/person/sarnia-de-la-mare-frsa-2/#iServalan #ContinuumApproach #MusicPodcast #RadicalListening #MusicAcrossGenres#PerformanceCulture #SarniaDeLaMaré
Published: Dec 23, 2025Duration: 1m 4s
What Would Bach Have Done in a Dub Studio? | iServalan | Continuum Approach
What Would Bach Have Done in a Dub Studio? If anyone from the late Baroque period belongs in a dub studio, it’s Johann Sebastian Bach. Not necessarily because of style — but because of belief.If you want to hear why Bach belongs in a dub studio, listen to the opening of the First Cello Suite. (One of my personal favourites as a budding cellist) One line.No harmony stated — only implied.Repetition doing the work.But wait, listen harder to the lowest notes. What are they up to? Bach trusted resonance.He...
Published: Dec 23, 2025Duration: 3m 16s
How to Use the Book Continuum in Music | iServalan | Continuum Approach in Music
Foreword — How to Use This BookThe Continuum Approach is not a method. It does not replace existing teaching traditions, schools, or technical systems, nor does it ask the learner to abandon repertoire, notation, or discipline. Instead, it operates alongside chosen methods, offering a pedagogical framework through which those methods may be used more humanely, more intelligently, and with greater long-term continuity. Continuum is concerned not with what is taught, but with how learning is allowed to take place. It asks different questions. Not How quickly can this be achieved?But What conditions allow this to...
Published: Dec 23, 2025Duration: 5m 56s
The Last Supper Live Reading Public Domain Open Mic Lyrics | iServalan | Continuum Approach
iServalan™Music, listening, and the Continuum Approach: Exploring sound across genres, eras, and performance cultures — from Baroque to punk, hip-hop to minimalism — without hierarchy or haste.🎧 Podcast & essays: 🎻 Music Schoolhttps://iservalan.gumroad.com/l/concervatoire?https://iservalan.gumroad.com📚 Books & long-form work by Sarnia de la Maré FRSA:https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/author/B0CWGX2DJ6🎨 Professional profile:https://www.a-n.co.uk/person/sarnia-de-la-mare-frsa-2/#iServalan #ContinuumApproach #MusicPodcast #RadicalListening #MusicAcrossGenres#PerformanceCulture #SarniaDeLaMaré
Published: Dec 22, 2025Duration: 48s
Auld Lang Syne Live Reading Public Domain Poetry | iServalan | Continuum Approach
iServalan™Music, listening, and the Continuum Approach: Exploring sound across genres, eras, and performance cultures — from Baroque to punk, hip-hop to minimalism — without hierarchy or haste.🎧 Podcast & essays: 🎻 Music Schoolhttps://iservalan.gumroad.com/l/concervatoire?https://iservalan.gumroad.com📚 Books & long-form work by Sarnia de la Maré FRSA:https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/author/B0CWGX2DJ6🎨 Professional profile:https://www.a-n.co.uk/person/sarnia-de-la-mare-frsa-2/#iServalan #ContinuumApproach #MusicPodcast #RadicalListening #MusicAcrossGenres#PerformanceCulture #SarniaDeLaMaré
Published: Dec 22, 2025Duration: 1m 34s