We don’t know of a civilization that had no musical culture. Some scholars assert that music predated languages. Music is innately human. And these big concepts are mostly what I talk about in my YouTube series, Poco Piano. I talk about fundamental concepts about music and demonstrate a bit at the piano. However, to explain […]
“Diatonicism and Chromaticism”: My Most Popular YouTube Video Read More »
I have been conducting a personal research on the power of music and how it is being utilized. I do this with three goals in mind: To aid the marginalized, and underserved population to help restore their confidence and give them practical tools for to improve their skill sets like focus, attention, ability to communicate,
United Nations has a Chamber Music Society!! Read More »
Last week, I was here:Â Belvoir Terrace in Lenox, MA. It is exactly the type of castle where I imagined my favorite princesses to live in, when I was a child. It is also the home to ArtsAhimsa Chamber Music Festival. (http://www.artsahimsa.org/events/fest/index.htm) It was my third year returning there as a faculty member. Each year, I
A Panel Discussion at ArtsAhimsa “Healing the World through Music and Art” Read More »
I left home on July 28th to Seattle to participate in the US-Japan Leadership Porgram as a second-year delegate. http://usjlp.org/ I came home on Aug. 4th as a Scott M. Johnson Fellow – a lifelong member to the community of graduates from the program. The community consists of leaders from various areas such as media, academia, politics,
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What I want is a society where everyone can fulfill his/her potential. By sharing my own stories of #MeToo, I wish to contribute one small step toward that ideal. Judgements based on gender, sexual orientation, the way we look, and our sexual desirability often make us undermine our confidence and abilities. I suffered from debilitating
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