Learning music online is keeping international students of this Florida university positive | Online Learning - Study International

Sandra Escribano has been playing the violin since she was eight years old, but this is her first time learning music online, says Theresa Belle Hyacinth, Education Journalist.

Sandra Escribano is a junior violin performance student at the Bower School of Music.

She logs in every week for one-on-one sessions with Associate Professor Dr Kyle Szabo from the Bower School of Music & the Arts at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU).

Having come to the US from Cuba on a music scholarship, it is vital for Sandra to continue her education against all odds.

“I spent all my childhood making music, learning, improving myself, and working hard to pursue my dream of becoming a professional artist,” she told Study International...

Music is important in any circumstance’ 
With social distancing in place and public spaces closed, many performers and artists are now without gigs.

To adapt, they’re taking their art to the rooftops, driveways, balconies and ultimately, to the Internet.

“Everybody seems to have latched on to the arts to keep themselves sane and connected,” Dr Szabo opined.
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Source: Study International