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Mermaid’s Soul: Intro to my Memoir

Leave a Comment / Healing Power of Music, Music History, Musical Activism, stage fright, Writing a book / Makiko Hirata

Music is a practice to celebrate our interconnectedness by reinforcing our nature as social animals in a communal harmonic resonance. Let the power of music heal us all.

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Music in the Age of AI

Leave a Comment / Healing Power of Music, Life of a Pianist, Memorization, Nikkan San "The Way of the Pianist" / Makiko Hirata

AI-generated music is like chewing gum. It may have the flavor. It may relieve your sense of hunger for a moment or two. But just as chewing gum will not sustain us, AI-generated music alone will starve us to death.

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The Future of Education

Leave a Comment / Teaching / Makiko Hirata

We no longer need schools to memorize facts and disseminate standardized worldviews. What we need are the time/space/community to brainstorm as allies facing shared challenges, creating synergy in our joint venture.

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On the 80th Summer

Healing Power of Music, Life of a Pianist, Nikkan San "The Way of the Pianist" / Makiko Hirata

I was about seven years old, when I read the picture book, “Hiroshima no Pika,” by Maruki Toshi. The word pika is a Japanese onomatopoeia for flashing light. It came to refer to how the Hibakushas experienced the atomic bombs. The book follows 7-year-old Mii, and her parents. The watercolor illustrations of the family experiences

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The Calm Person in the Boat

Healing Power of Music, Life of a Pianist, Musical Activism, Nikkan San "The Way of the Pianist" / Makiko Hirata

I am a granddaughter of an atomic bomb survivor. And yet, 80 years later, I am here with you to share music and celebrate our interconnectedness. If that is possible, imagine what more we can accomplish together.

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