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Fountain Pen
By: Ella Yu Glistening, twinkling, and sprinkled all over, Pixie dust, she thought, will it make me luckier? “I’ve never felt so...
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Aug 16, 20211 min read
Dynamics
By: Nicole Yeo quiet slowly Louder Loud Loud LOUD then softer again calm energy Grows Jittery Limbs shoulders slump a song without...
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Aug 3, 20211 min read
Making the Most of Music
By: Athena Zapantis Listening to music may seem like a simple task, but it can be much more difficult than you think. Your first step to...
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Jul 26, 20212 min read
Pizzicato
By: Nicole Yeo indents in fingers after hours of practice but sweet sound prevails
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Jul 19, 20211 min read


Nature's music
By: Lenore Hetrick
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Jul 12, 20211 min read
Colors
By: Athena Zapantis C is blue as the sea It welcomes the start of the sky C-sharp is purple but D-flat is soft and golden, my favorite...
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Jul 5, 20211 min read


Boundless
By: Deeba Mehr They say that to compose music is to write a wordless poem, a novel of abstract emotions. I thought it was the sea....
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May 10, 20211 min read


Piano
By: Ella Yu She has never encountered such poise No one spoke, air moist After a moment of ease Silence collapsed, noises blended As the...
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May 3, 20211 min read


there’s a playlist
By: Nicole Yeo there’s a playlist for the day when the world comes to a stop and hearts begin to drop there’s a playlist for the days...
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Apr 26, 20211 min read


What Music Means To Me
By: Clara Pressey Nothing can make me feel quite so effectively as music— Lifting me up and carrying me across waves of inspiration,...
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Apr 19, 20211 min read


Yo-Yo Ma Presentation
By: Evelyn Bleu Click the picture to view the full presentation.
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Apr 12, 20211 min read


What’s Up With the Modes of the Major Scale?
By: Athena Zapantis We all know how a major scale works: whole, whole, half, whole, whole, whole, half, but what happens if it were...
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Apr 5, 20216 min read


Sea Songs and ShantyTok
By: Deeba Mehr Sea shanties have burst in popularity over the past several months, in a move called ‘ShantyTok’. primarily because of...
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Mar 29, 20213 min read


A Performer’s Cycle
By: Nicole Yeo he stands on the platform hands trembling, breath stuttering his lack of sight amplifies sounds of the audience muttering...
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Mar 22, 20211 min read


Italian Music During Fascism
By: Evelyn Bleu During the 1930s, censorship imposed by the government began to interfere with the music of the age. An example is that,...
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Mar 15, 20211 min read


Studio
By: Deeba Mehr Stepping into the darkened room, the stage’s shy counterpart, all the buttons and switches remind you that the studio is a...
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Mar 8, 20211 min read


Lindsey Stirling: Violin Extraordinaire
By: Evelyn Bleu Lindsey Stirling was born on September 21, 1986, in Santa Ana, California. As a child, her family was not wealthy and...
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Mar 1, 20213 min read


February 2021 Member of the Month: Alexa
Who is your favorite musical artist, and why? There isn’t one specific musical artist that I can declare as my all-time favorite yet. At...
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Mar 1, 20215 min read


Diary of a Soloist
By: Athena Zapantis The band begins with a brass hit more like a hit in the face! They are swinging back there and I am not. I stand up...
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Feb 22, 20211 min read


A Single Look Back
By: Deeba Mehr Can you remember The crackle after the blast The moment where everything stops? It’s not real. That crackle, that sparkle...
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Feb 15, 20211 min read
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