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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Nikkan San “The Way of the Pianist”
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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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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Productivity Today for Better Tomorrow.
“But I feel like I have been with you all throughout these months, because I was always listening to your CDs!” My friend’s words said struck me. To me, my CDs had been recorded years ago. But maybe recorded music can be like Mom’s cooking in the freezer. Defrosting and eating it brings back not just memories, but her love. That realization really moved me. It also renewed my resolved to be the best musician that I can be at all times.
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