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About Me

My name is Petra Wahlgren. I'm a musician and a songwriter. I sing, play the violin, the piano and the viola. I try to be as open as possible towards different genres of music and sort of blend them all together. So you can hear me play violin in a classical string trio, sing in a rock/pop-band or play som traditional swedish fiddle tunes etc. I love the contrasts! I first heard about TED at a songwriters workshop at Berklee Collage of Music where I studied for 5 wonderful but oh so short weeks. Now back in Sweden I study composition and songwriting along my free lancing. To me, being a TED-translator means keeping in touch with my experiences and memories from Berklee. TED is an unfailing source of inspiration an opportunity to constantly be exposed to new ideas.

Location:
Sweden, Stockholm
Current role:
Musician and songwriter
Gender:
Female
Areas of expertise:
Songwriting, Singing, Music
I am:
Artist, Musician, Performer, Student, Writer/Editor
Languages:
Swedish, English
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Music, (Song)Writing, Singing, Creativity, Gender equality and Not killing wolfs.

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Music, writing and creativity!

People don't know that I'm good at

china- chess.

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    A comment on Talk: Charles Hazlewood: Trusting the ensemble

    Jun 19 2012: I took violin lessons from one member of this fantastic orchestra in Boston - that is self-conducting. They perform "experiments" with or without sheet music, with or without a conductor. The conductor (if they have one) makes a gesture and the orchestra interpret it in to sound. This music grows from trust. Every member trust it's own ears and forms the input from their fellow musicians and/or the conductor into a new tone that contributes to the final expression. It seems to me like with this technique your going back to the basic of music (and communication in general): to listen and to respond. I think this would be a very interesting thing to try with young musicians and children as well :) Great talk!
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    A comment on Talk: Stacey Kramer: The best gift I ever survived

    May 21 2012: So beautiful!

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