About this podcast
The De la Maré Music Continuum is an adaptive, pressure-free framework for musical learning created by Sarnia de la Maré.
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🌱 Continuum Music Studio — Sarnia de la Maré
This podcast 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. 🎼
Episodes
The newest 50 of 299 episodes
- Restringing And Tuning a Double Bass Continuum Music Studio · 8 minThe De La Maré Music Continuum Written and presented by iServalan™ (the stage name of Sarnia de la Maré FRSA) Music, listening, and the Continuum Approach: Exploring sound…
- Experimental Music Electric Double Bass Roland Cube Continuum Symphony Bird’s Swoosh · 8 minThe De La Maré Music Continuum Written and presented by iServalan™ (the stage name of Sarnia de la Maré FRSA) Music, listening, and the Continuum Approach: Exploring sound…
- "Branle des Sabots" (from Orchésographie) – Featured as List A2 by Arbeau Lesson with Sarnia · 7 min"Branle des Sabots" (from Orchésographie, arr. Paul Harris & Catherine Black) – Featured as List A, item A2 on the ABRSM Cello Syllabus from 2024 The De La Maré Music Continuum…
- iServalan Homotech 23: How My Hands Became a Machine, and the Machine Became a Self · 10 miniServalan Homotech 23: How My Hands Became a Machine, and the Machine Became a Self I did not set out to invent a movement. I set out to keep working. In 2023 I began calling…
- How Musicians and Digitisation Fuse by Sarnia de la Maré FRSA for Continuum · 9 minDigitisation does not replace the musician. It changes the size of the body. A performer used to end at skin, instrument and room. Now the body can include sensors, software…
- Welcome to the De La Maré Music Continuum. Thirds as musical tools for composers and musicians · 4 minThe De La Maré Music Continuum Written and presented by iServalan™ (the stage name of Sarnia de la Maré FRSA) Music, listening, and the Continuum Approach: Exploring sound…
- Welcome to the De La Maré Music Continuum. This is an essay celebrating the beautiful third. · 3 minThe De La Maré Music Continuum Written and presented by iServalan™ (the stage name of Sarnia de la Maré FRSA) Music, listening, and the Continuum Approach: Exploring sound…
- West Dean College’s Musical Instruments programme: A De La Maré Music Continuum InfoPod · 5 minThe De La Maré Music Continuum Written and presented by iServalan™ (the stage name of Sarnia de la Maré FRSA) Music, listening, and the Continuum Approach: Exploring sound…
- The Heart of the Workshop: A Viola Maker’s Bench. A De La Maré Music Continuum InfoPod. · 5 minWelcome to the Continuum Pedagoy Music School at iservalan.com The De La Maré Music Continuum Written and presented by iServalan™ (the stage name of Sarnia de la Maré FRSA)…
- Jonathan Hill: UK Specialist in Viola d’Amore Making. A De La Maré Music Continuum Info Pod · 6 minFrom the De La Maré Music Continuum The De La Maré Music Continuum Written and presented by iServalan™ (the stage name of Sarnia de la Maré FRSA) Music, listening, and the…
- Lesson Project Songs on a Semitone, Lesson by iServalan for Continuum Music Studio · 8 minABOUT PAGE https://www.iservalan.com/2026/08/the-de-la-mare-music-continuum-adaptive.html The De La Maré Music Continuum Written and presented by iServalan™ (the stage name of…
- Specific open-string etudes and studies, a review of classic scores for tutors and students · 7 minThe De la Maré Music Continuum | Adaptive, Pressure-Free Music Learning Framework The De La Maré Music Continuum Written and presented by iServalan™ (the stage name of Sarnia…
- Lesson and Practice Ideas for Tutors and Students. De La Maré Music Continuum, a 21st Century Pedagogy. · 5 minLesson and Practice Ideas for Tutors and Students. De La Maré Music Continuum, a 21st Century Pedagogy. Open-string work forms one of the most versatile and foundational tools in…
- The Undulating Practice Method | De La Maré Music Continuum, A 21st Century Pedagogy · 5 minhttps://www.iservalan.com/2026/08/the-de-la-mare-music-continuum-adaptive.html The De La Maré Music Continuum Written and presented by iServalan™ (the stage name of Sarnia de…
- Image Scores: Improvisation, Composition, and the Freedom of the Line | De La Maré Music School · 6 minhttps://www.iservalan.com/2026/08/the-de-la-mare-music-continuum-adaptive.html The De La Maré Music Continuum Written and presented by iServalan™ (the stage name of Sarnia de…
- Open Strings: Confidence, Resonance, and the First Sense of Intonation, De La Maré Music Continuum · 6 minhttps://www.iservalan.com/2026/08/the-de-la-mare-music-continuum-adaptive.html The De La Maré Music Continuum Written and presented by iServalan™ (the stage name of Sarnia de…
- Music as Mental and Physical Occupation in Recovery | De La Maré Music Continuum, A 21st Century Pedagogy · 6 minhttps://www.iservalan.com/2026/08/the-de-la-mare-music-continuum-adaptive.html The De La Maré Music Continuum Written and presented by iServalan™ (the stage name of Sarnia de…
- Using the Body in Music ,The De La Maré Music Continuum, A Pedagogy for the 21st Century · 5 minhttps://www.iservalan.com/2026/08/the-de-la-mare-music-continuum-adaptive.html The De La Maré Music Continuum, A Pedagogy for the 21st Century The De La Maré Music Continuum…
- Teaching Tempo as Sensation, Not BPM | The De La Maré Music Continuum A Pedagogy for the 21st Century · 4 minThe De La Maré Music Continuum A Pedagogy for the 21st Century https://www.iservalan.com/2026/08/the-de-la-mare-music-continuum-adaptive.html The De La Maré Music Continuum…
- Before the First Note: Why We Begin With Understanding, Not Instruction. The Delamaré Music Continuum. · 4 minhttps://www.iservalan.com/2026/08/the-de-la-mare-music-continuum-adaptive.html The De La Maré Music Continuum Written and presented by iServalan™ (the stage name of Sarnia de…
- The Stringed Instrument Bow: Where Sound Actually Begins | De La Maré Music Continuum · 4 minhttps://www.iservalan.com/2026/08/the-de-la-mare-music-continuum-adaptive.html The Stringed Instrument Bow: Where Sound Actually Begins | De La Maré Music Continuum | Sarnia de…
- Why Slow Practice Is Crucial to Excellence | The De La Maré Music Continuum by Sarnia de la Maré FRSA · 4 minThe De La Maré Music Continuum by Sarnia de la Maré FRSA The De La Maré Music Continuum Written and presented by iServalan™ (the stage name of Sarnia de la Maré FRSA) Music…
- Why Ten Minutes Is Enough — And Why We Distrust the Idea by De La Maré Music Continuum · 4 minhttps://www.iservalan.com/2026/08/the-delamare-music-continuum-is.html The De La Maré Music Continuum Written and presented by iServalan™ (the stage name of Sarnia de la Maré…
- The De la Maré Music Continuum Adaptive, pressure-free framework for musical learning · 9 minThe Delamaré Music Continuum is an adaptive, pressure-free framework for musical learning created by Sarnia de la Maré. The De La Maré Music Continuum Written and presented by…
- Composition from the First Note: Cultivating Agency in the Continuum Approach Foundations · 7 minFrom the new Book The Continuum Approach to Music: Foundations: A Pedagogical Framework for Musical Learning by Sarnia de la Maré FRSA. The De La Maré Music Continuum Written…
- Working with Microtones in Continuum Pedagogy From the New Book by Sarnia de la Mare FRSA · 7 minThe Continuum Approach to Music: Foundations: A Pedagogical Framework for Musical Learning by Sarnia de la Maré FRSA. The De La Maré Music Continuum Written and presented by…
- Digital Tools, Human Performance, and the Continuum of Modern Musicianship #continuum · 6 minFrom the book The Continuum Approach to Music: Foundations: A Pedagogical Framework for Musical Learning by Sarnia de la Maré FRSA. The De La Maré Music Continuum Written and…
- Free Vocal Linguistics: Voice as Language Before Words. Continuum Pedagogy Essay. · 5 minFrom the book The Continuum Approach to Music: Foundations: A Pedagogical Framework for Musical Learning by Sarnia de la Maré FRSA. The De La Maré Music Continuum Written and…
- Visual Scores in the Continuum Approach: Implementation and Practice. #continuumpedagogy · 6 minFrom the book The Continuum Approach to Music: Foundations: A Pedagogical Framework for Musical Learning by Sarnia de la Maré FRSA. The De La Maré Music Continuum Written and…
- The Continuum Approach for Children: Inclusion, Early Agency, and Complementary Pathways. · 7 minFrom the new book coming soon The Continuum Approach to Music: Foundations: A Pedagogical Framework for Musical Learning by Sarnia de la Maré FRSA. The De La Maré Music…
- Neuroplasticity, Continuum Pedagogy, and Teaching Neurodiverse Adult Students #continuum · 7 minFrom the book The Continuum Approach to Music: Foundations: A Pedagogical Framework for Musical Learning by Sarnia de la Maré FRSA. The De La Maré Music Continuum Written and…
- Continuum Music Pedagogy: Learning an Instrument, Taking the Leap as an Adult · 4 minFrom the Book The Continuum Approach to Music: Foundations: A Pedagogical Framework for Musical Learning www.iservalan.com The De La Maré Music Continuum Written and presented…
- Continuum Music Pedagogy™: The Architecture of the Augmented Octave, Augmented Unison · 4 minThe De La Maré Music Continuum Written and presented by iServalan™ (the stage name of Sarnia de la Maré FRSA) Music, listening, and the Continuum Approach: Exploring sound…
- Philip Glass’s Minimalist Language: How It Influenced Bowie, Eno, and even Hip Hop #continuum · 7 minPhilip Glass’s minimalist language—built on repetition, gradual process, and pulsed energy—crossed from the downtown experimental scene into popular music, offering techniques…
- The ‘Add One Note’ Method in Continuum Music Pedagogy™ An essay for teachers and practitioners. · 6 minFollow the method at www.iservalan.com The De La Maré Music Continuum Written and presented by iServalan™ (the stage name of Sarnia de la Maré FRSA) Music, listening, and the…
- The Foundational Power of Scales in Continuum Pedagogy At Continuum Music School · 5 minThe Foundational Power of Scales in Continuum Pedagogy At Continuum Music School, we view scales not as dry technical exercises, but as living maps of the instrument—tools that…
- Visual Image Scores: The Freedom to Create Noise and Participate, Continuum Music Pedagoy · 4 minThe De La Maré Music Continuum Written and presented by iServalan™ (the stage name of Sarnia de la Maré FRSA) Music, listening, and the Continuum Approach: Exploring sound…
- Somatic Practice and the Alexander Technique: Embodied Awareness in a Digitised World #continuum · 5 minThe De La Maré Music Continuum Written and presented by iServalan™ (the stage name of Sarnia de la Maré FRSA) Music, listening, and the Continuum Approach: Exploring sound…
- Consistently Readjusting the Body: Returning to the Principles of Playing #continuummusic · 5 minThe De La Maré Music Continuum Written and presented by iServalan™ (the stage name of Sarnia de la Maré FRSA) Music, listening, and the Continuum Approach: Exploring sound…
- What is the Continuum Music Studio? What can it do for musicians? Let's find out with iServalan · 13 minThe De La Maré Music Continuum Written and presented by iServalan™ (the stage name of Sarnia de la Maré FRSA) Music, listening, and the Continuum Approach: Exploring sound…
- Why Physics Matters in Music: Gravitational Pull, Forces, and Kinetic Energy in the Continuum Approach · 10 minThe De La Maré Music Continuum Written and presented by iServalan™ (the stage name of Sarnia de la Maré FRSA) Music, listening, and the Continuum Approach: Exploring sound…
- Harnessing Gravity: Effortless Power in Bow Technique and Piano Playing #continuum #musicschool · 7 minThe De La Maré Music Continuum Written and presented by iServalan™ (the stage name of Sarnia de la Maré FRSA) Music, listening, and the Continuum Approach: Exploring sound…
- Somatic Techniques as Part of the Continuum Pedagogy by iServalan for Chronic Muscle Issues · 6 minPart of the Continuum Pedagogy by iServalan The De La Maré Music Continuum Written and presented by iServalan™ (the stage name of Sarnia de la Maré FRSA) Music, listening, and…
- Breathing Against the Beat: A String Player’s Guide to Freeing Your Air (and Your Playing) #continuum · 6 minPart of the Continuum approach by iServalan read by my AI voice as I lost my voice The De La Maré Music Continuum Written and presented by iServalan™ (the stage name of Sarnia…
- Mastering “He’s a Pirate” from Pirates of the Caribbean: A Complete Guide to ABRSM Cello Grade 3. · 9 minThis is an InfoPod for Continuum School of Music. Mastering “He’s a Pirate” from Pirates of the Caribbean: A Complete Guide to ABRSM Cello Grade 3. Choosing repertoire for an…
- ABRSM vs Suzuki Methods for Instrumentalists New Learners Advice with Sylibi Explained #continuum · 8 minBook lessons at iServalan.com The De La Maré Music Continuum Written and presented by iServalan™ (the stage name of Sarnia de la Maré FRSA) Music, listening, and the Continuum…
- ABRSM Grade 1 Cello Exam Pieces with Descriptions and Information on Required Techniques #cellists · 1 minJoin me on Patreon to book lessons. The De La Maré Music Continuum Written and presented by iServalan™ (the stage name of Sarnia de la Maré FRSA) Music, listening, and the…
- The Pattern Paradox: Why Artists Break What the World Repeats: Continuum Pedagogy · 8 minEssays from the Continuum Approach by Sarnia de la MAré FRSA The De La Maré Music Continuum Written and presented by iServalan™ (the stage name of Sarnia de la Maré FRSA)…
- Free Vocal Linguistics Voice as Language Before Words | Continuum Pedagogy · 8 minFree Vocal Linguistics: Voice as Language Before Words In much formal musical training, the voice is introduced in a restricted and highly structured way. It is treated primarily…
- How Scales and Sympathetic Strings Teach the Ear to Play | The Continuum Approach to Music · 6 minHow Scales and Sympathetic Strings Teach the Ear to Play. Before we talk about scales, we should talk about listening. Most people are introduced to scales as ladders — up…
