{"id":2424,"date":"2021-12-02T18:30:41","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T02:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicalmakiko.com\/en\/?p=2424"},"modified":"2021-12-08T18:47:30","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T02:47:30","slug":"pianovan-adventure-nov-15-20-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicalmakiko.com\/en\/musical-activism\/2424","title":{"rendered":"Pianovan Adventure, Nov. 15-20: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

My pianovan report in Japanese is here<\/a>. \u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\u3067\u306e\u5fa9\u7fd2\u3068\u3053\u308c\u304b\u3089\u306f\u3053\u3061\u3089<\/a>\u3067\u304a\u8aad\u307f\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Piano is the way I explore the world and reach out to people. There is one problem – it’s stationary. Moreover, it’s expensive. When there were ideas of my going to Burundi or Cambodia, or to play concerts for schools with no art or music program, the lack of the piano prevented me from delivering the power of music that I am convinced can help. That’s when I encountered this pianovan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

WHAT is a pianovan?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Pianovan is a van with an upright piano onboard. It gives mobility to pianists. For more details on how this pianovan adventure around the San Francisco Bay Area came about, please read my earlier entry here<\/a>.<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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WHY pianovan for “Dr. Pianist”?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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As “Dr. Pianist,” I have been promoting the power of music to heal and unite for many years now. Music is a practice, not a commodity to be consumed. It can help us savor the here and now, and appreciate our interconnectedness. <\/h5>\n\n\n\n
I saw the potential of pianovan to further my mission in three ways. <\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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  • Delivering the power of music to isolated\/underserved communities<\/li>
  • With the right training and mobility, musicians can serve as second responders to areas struck by disasters
    • Music reduces our stress hormone, regulates our pulse\/blood pressure\/breathing and mitigates our perception of pain, both emotional and physical. <\/li>
    • Music can comfort many at once, while the medical care professionals tend to one patient at a time. <\/li><\/ul><\/li>
    • Traveling performing artists are more ecological.
      • Mobile performers reduce carbon footprints than theaters\/concert halls that require the audience travel to them. <\/li>
      • Communal musical experience will enhance the local community solidarity. It can also stimulate the local economy. <\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        The Purpose of The Pianovan Adventure This Time<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
        • As a trial run: to test the validity of my ideas listed above.<\/li>
        • As a field research
          • to assess the conditions and needs of the members of the isolated\/underserved communities first hand<\/li>
          • to explore how to implement the power of music to most effectively address some of our challenges.<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
          • To present a new prototype of musical outreach to other musicians, music administrators and presenters<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

            Please watch the 6+ min video, compiling highlights from my week with the pianovan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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