{"id":68272,"date":"2017-01-31T16:37:27","date_gmt":"2017-01-31T21:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wanderlust.com\/?p=68272\/"},"modified":"2017-01-31T16:37:27","modified_gmt":"2017-01-31T21:37:27","slug":"embracing-the-flux-of-life-through-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/de\/journal\/embracing-the-flux-of-life-through-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Embracing the Flux of Life Through Music"},"content":{"rendered":"

See Tina Violina live at Wanderlust O’ahu this February! For more information and tickets, click here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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O’ahu-based musician, yoga teacher, chef, and environmentalist Tina Violina<\/a> embodies the true Wanderlust spirit. Guided by her creativity and curiosity, she is continually exploring new ways of expression through improvisation and collaboration. Her music is a unique fusion of influences, with a foundation in classical and an incorporation of genres ranging from folk rock to Middle Eastern music to Hawaiian music to flamenco.<\/p>\n

Tina\u00a0came to music when she was just four years old. \u201cMy parents themselves weren\u2019t musicians,\u201d she says, \u201cbut they understood the importance of music and the benefits of exposing kids to music at an early age.\u201d She was enrolled in a music program in Germany where she had the opportunity to first learn the glockenspiel and to then pick up the violin at age five. \u201cClassical instruments are typically taught in a very structured way with lots of emphasis on technique and practicing scales and skills,“ she said. „There is very little room for improvisation or going with the flow.\u201d Her brother was the first to introduce her to improvisation<\/a> at a young age. He played the piano, and the two would improvise songs together for their artist grandmother.<\/p>\n