Transmission is an act inherent to music.
It can take place indirectly, through composition and improvisation, or more directly and institutionally, through teaching. Teaching Iranian music outside its country of origin involves constant adaptation. As students do not always share the same cultural codes or reference points, this situation fosters an ongoing reflection on one’s own knowledge. The challenge is to make this knowledge accessible without compromising its authenticity or diminishing its richness, while avoiding any reductive simplification.
For over eight years, Sogol Mirzaei has been teaching the târ, setâr, and radif in Paris and Geneva (Ateliers d’ethnomusicologie – ADEM), as well as in Lyon at the Institut des Musiques Persanes. She also takes part in cultural outreach programs (universities, media libraries, conservatories, national stages), encouraging a sensitive and contextualized discovery of Iranian classical music.
Depuis plus de huit ans, Sogol Mirzaei enseigne le târ, le sétâr et le radif à Paris et à Genève (Ateliers d’ethnomusicologie – ADEM), ainsi qu’à Lyon à l’Institut des Musiques Persanes. Elle intervient également dans le cadre d’actions de médiation culturelle (universités, médiathèques, conservatoires, scènes nationales), favorisant une découverte sensible et contextualisée de la musique classique iranienne.