Our Pursuit of Happiness
For this year’s Independence Day, let’s think about the pursuit of happiness. Are you exercising your right? What is happiness, anyway?
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The Art of Converting One’s Heart into Form.
The point of any expression – the conversion of our hearts into forms – is our desire to understand and to be understood, because of our need for love.
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The Humanity of Taking Time
“Rubato” is a musical term from an Italian word rubare, meaning “to rob.” It’s an abbreviation of the phrase “Tempo rubato,” to rob time. The term indicates the player to expand the intervals between the regular beats with some flexibility.
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A New Video, New Week, and New Season
The month of May has arrived. I am fully vaccinated. I finished the second draft of my book. I am getting calls for exciting recording projects. The prospects of playing once again with other musicians on fine concert grands inspires me. With the new energy, I am considering doing another 100-day practice challenge. I made
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Genocides and Demon Slayer
For over a century, Armenians have observed April 24th as the Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day. On the day this year, the Biden administration formerly acknowledged 1.5 million Armenians as victims of genocide by the Ottoman Empire. It follows the U.S. government of accusation of China for genocide against the Uighurs in January.
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