Candida Connolly

Despite beginning her career as a teacher of Western classical violin, Candida Connolly is best known for her contribution to the now-thriving Indian music scene in Britain.

Following a year in India, training with her guru N. Gopalakrishna Iyer (teacher of saxophonist Kadri Gopalnath), Candida made it her aim to integrate Indian music into the mainstream of British education. She teaches Indian music at keys stages 2, 3 and 4 as well as incorporating all aspects of the raga and tala into her regular violin teaching, and she is currently working with Trinity College of Music and the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (Indian Cultural Centre) in London to prepare material for a degree in Indian music. Candida is happy to work with children, students and teachers with all levels of experience, and her workshops can be adapted to focus on performance or classroom teaching. Her two books published by Schott Music – Indian Melodies for violin and for alto saxophone – form the basis of her workshop sessions.

Target audience	Peripatetic or classroom teachers interested in discovering more about Indian music
Facilities required	Floor space and Power-Point projection facilities (not essential)
Duration	Between 1 hour and full day
No. of participants	Between 10 and 50 (depending on size of venue)
Publications used	Indian Melodies, available for Alto Saxophone and for Violin

Indian Melodies for Violin: ‘...it is a
voyage into the unknown for many Western
musicians and a thrilling challenge at the
same time ... this one could be a surprising
best-seller’.
MI Pro, July 2004