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Rebirth
By: Ella Yu She once thought she would get hurt When they left her behind She crawled, cried, and carried on She heard nothing but...
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Oct 19, 20201 min read
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Music Saved Me
By: Riley Esquejo We all have a point in our lives where we experience several events that change us forever. Those events could be...
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Oct 12, 20202 min read
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Guest Conductor
By: Nicole Yeo Hand on her side, there’s a funny feeling— like butterflies fluttering, breath-stealing. A tremble in her arms, hands...
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Oct 9, 20201 min read
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Banned Instruments Through Time
By: Deeba Mehr Glass Harmonica The glass harmonica is a set of graduated glass bowls nestled inside one another. The machine was invented...
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Oct 5, 20206 min read
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How to Learn a Jazz Standard
By: Athena Zapantis If you’re here reading this, you must be a jazz musician. Great job! You’re already doing something right. Jazz...
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Oct 1, 20204 min read
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September 2020 Member of the Month: Nicole
Who is your favorite musical artist, and why? My favorite musical artists change very often, but earlier this year, my favorite artist...
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Oct 1, 20202 min read
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Chromesthesia
By: Yvette Fragozo Chromesthesia is sound-to-color synesthesia, where sound evokes a sensation of color and movement for those who have...
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Sep 28, 20202 min read
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Hues
By: Jasmine Chen Clashing cymbals and clashing notes The bow sinking into the string Calluses and indents carved into soft skin Fire...
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Sep 24, 20201 min read
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Revolutionary, Divine, Paramount Musical: The Color Purple (Revival)
By: Alexa Franka A book, movie, and musical, The Color Purple is a wonderful, educating piece of literature, but remains forgotten at...
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Sep 21, 20205 min read
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Artist
By: Ella Yu Soulless ghosts, darkness holds Stifled silence, monochrome horizon Inescapable uncertainty, unreachable luminosity...
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Sep 17, 20201 min read
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Iconic Technicolor Movie Musicals
By: Deeba Mehr Technicolor, perfected in 1932, is a method for colouring film used to record video in the 20th century. By using a...
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Sep 14, 20204 min read
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Her Artistry
By: Athena Zapantis I am not a writer, I am a musician. Why? I think I’d rather be a writer, but I am not. Every day I see effortlessly...
thecantabilecollective
Sep 10, 20201 min read
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The Violin
By Yvette Fragozo The violin. This gorgeous four-stringed instrument was invented in early 16th century Italy. With strings typically...
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Sep 7, 20203 min read
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The Scars on His Heart
By: Nicole Yeo He sits on the steps, head in his heart. Away from the hatred, there’s time to start. He thinks about loneliness,...
thecantabilecollective
Sep 3, 20201 min read
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August 2020 Member of the Month: Elisabeth
Who is your favorite musical artist, and why? Currently, I don’t have any particular favorite artist, but my favorite type of music is...
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Sep 1, 20203 min read
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The Sweet Bliss of Music
By Halle Preneta I lay there with my eyes closed, my brain high on the music running through my earbuds. This past week had been a...
thecantabilecollective
Aug 31, 20202 min read
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Nature and Music: A Collection of Haikus
By: Evelyn Bleu Haiku 1 The birds are chirping. Trees sway, bees buzz, water flows, But she hears silence. Haiku 2 It’s not about skill....
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Aug 30, 20201 min read
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A Tree's Life
By: Nicole Yeo thump, thump a rabbit bounces by gurgle, gurgle the stream bubbles chirp, chirp crickets scream into the night air...
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Aug 27, 20201 min read
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Inspiration from Nature
By: Ella Yu On a road trip, I observed the tiny drops of rainwater sliding down the window while enjoying the splashing sounds they made....
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Aug 25, 20202 min read
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An Intrinsic Part of Nature
By: Clara Pressey An intrinsic part of nature. As intrinsic as the birds, who sing themselves to sleep at night and awake the next...
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Aug 23, 20201 min read
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