Music for Climate Action
How can we utilize the power of music most effectively to raise the level of awareness and engagement for climate action?
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Musical Activism
Music for Humanity
Music induces the production of oxytocin, the so-called “love hormone.” Mothers, after labor, are flooded with oxytocin. We get it when we sing together, and share musical experiences in any other way. It’s a naturally human phenomenon, a part of our humanity.
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My “Empowering Music” as a Nonprofit Project
The Japanese version of this entry is here. ăăźăšăłăăȘăŒăźæ„æŹèȘèšłăŻăăĄăă§ăă To offer tax incentives to my prospective donors, I am in the process of applying for a fiscal sponsorship as a nonprofit project. In addition to my portfolio career as a performer/writer/lecturer, I propose for my nonprofit project to do the following. To make my workshops,
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Pianovan Adventure, Nov. 15-20: Report
I was playing on streets, surrounded by noise. Garbage truck. Babies wailing. Cell phones ringing. However, surprising number of people said the same thing in different words. How I provided an oasis in the middle of all the city noise.
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Two Ears, One Tongue
I was in San Francisco driving a pianovan to reach isolated/underserved communities with the power of music to heal and unite. My biggest objective was to learn to listen, to see how I could make my music more socially relevant, to be of service.
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