Derry Air
Back when in the last few weeks I was living in England, my family came to visit me. We ended up in Ireland where we rented a car and crisscrossed the country. My family has quite a bit of Irish heritage and so we spent a fair amount of time in counties where our […]
Simplicity
Back in high school, I had a debate/argument with a friend: Is it possible to have a melody made of a single pitch. He was adamant that it wasn’t possible, a melody requires contour otherwise it would simply be a rhythmic pattern. I argued a melody only needs to be able to communicate an idea, […]
Spring!
Happy Spring! To be more specific, happy meteorological spring, which apparently begins nearly 3 weeks before astrological spring. I personally had no idea that there were different start dates to spring before today. Evidently meteorological spring is more arbitrary and is supposed to match with the weather of the seasons more accurately, while astrological spring […]
Tundra
There are many reasons why we listen to music. Whenever I listen to music, I always have a distinct purpose for listening to it. Sometimes it will be to study a certain composer or performer, sometimes to prepare for an upcoming performance, very often I listen for work, and almost always I listen for the […]
Performer’s Intent
As I hope you already know, the Iwakis and I are planning on giving a short recital this upcoming Saturday. We’ll be playing five pieces for Violin, Cello, and Piano, and one piece for Cello and Piano. I’d like to take a moment to discuss the main piece we will be playing. Beethoven’s Piano Trio […]