We are designed and wired to operate as social animals, by cohabiting, cooperating, and commiserating – this is my recurrent thought as I conduct my research on the power of music. There are many social mechanisms that are in place to meet our inherent social needs: prescribed greetings, festivals, feasts, cooperative projects… Music is one of these social mechanisms.
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On Saturday May 6th, at the Little Tokyo Library Branch in Downtown Los Angeles, I will be giving a presentation on works by the various members of the Koda family as a way to reconsider the very beginning of Westernization of Japan. Please come and join me!
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Perhaps we, as artists, are to embody our human potentials that can come from wholehearted pursuits of things beyond our immediate biological and social needs.
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This moment, our here and now together is a coincidence to be cherished, miracle to be appreciated, fate to be celebrated. And isn’t music the embodiment of our cherishing, appreciation and celebration?
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One note alone is not music. But there are music that would not exist without that singular tone. Similarly, an individual cannot change this society, or its system. But many individuals combined have created this society and its trends, and now many individuals, including you and I, are creating our future.
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