One year ago, Ethan Loch won the keyboard category final of BBC Young Musician of the Year. Now a second-year student at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, he is forging his own musical identity as a blind composer as well as pianist, as he explains in conversation with Kate Rounding.
Courtesy Larinda Loch

EL: I really enjoyed it! One of the main aims in my first year was to help me think ‘outside of the box’, and I was able to explore lots of new ideas I would never have considered before. I have been working with a composition teacher who has taught me all sorts of amazing techniques, which have helped me become more decisive in my composing. I also learned a lot in the music history module about different styles and eras, such as various aspects of the Baroque period. All this exposure has helped develop my musical maturity and build confidence in my own style. I've found out where my voice lies and where my skills lie, and that has enabled me to grow so much as a musician and as a person.

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