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Author: Amy King

B.A. in Piano Performance and English Literature. Pianist, Teacher, someone who loves writing about music.
Posted on July 26, 2018December 28, 2018

4 Aspects of a Great Performance from Alpin Hong

"The power to affect how people perceive you gives you the ability to transform the world around you." —Alpin Hong, TEDx La Sierra University, July 1, 2015 It starts the moment people can see you. Whether it be a stage, the boss's office, or a high school hallway, we are constantly performing. People evaluate you …

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Posted on July 23, 2018December 28, 2018

Sometimes Living is Necessary Too

Sometimes Living is Necessary Too | Girl in Blue Music

Recently, one of my professors shared this article by Tanya Kalmanovitch, a Juilliard graduate. The title, "How Quitting Music Made Me an Artist" sounds like clickbait with the promise of some revolutionary way of looking at a tradition that's ages old. Yet, I keep coming back to it, and I find something new to take away …

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Posted on July 19, 2018December 28, 2018

Mozart’s Requiem

Mozart's Requiem | Girl in Blue Music

Mozart's memory is full of opposites. Known for both jumping on tables and meowing like a cat and for the mysterious inception of his final work, the Requiem, his work can be taken as both arrogant and irreverent or as profound and hauntingly beautiful. Yet, neither can portray the deepest essence of his being. Born 1756 …

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Posted on July 15, 2018July 15, 2018

7 Ways to Identify Music Majors in the Wild

7 Ways to Identify Music Majors in the Wild | Girl in Blue Music

Although music majors aren't an entirely rare breed, they can easily be mixed up with others within their own species, the sleep-deprived college student. Noted by their sluggish behavior and small will to carry on, it's a wonder the species thrives enough to have so many classes within it. Today, we focus on seven key …

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Posted on July 13, 2018December 28, 2018

Meet the Composers: Tchaikovsky

Meet the Composers: Tchaikovsky | Girl in Blue Music

Meet Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Пётр Ильич Чайковский for those who can read it). A flamboyant orchestral composer, he is best remembered for the range of his dynamics: the use of actual cannons in his 1812 Overture to his gentle The Nutcracker and heart wrenching Swan Lake. Born in 1840 in a small town in Russia, Tchaikovsky grew …

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Posted on July 2, 2018December 28, 2018

And Crown Thy Good With Brotherhood

"O beautiful for spacious skies..." begins a tune that America has beat its drum to for many years. The song, a poem by Katharine Lee Bates set to music by Samuel A. Ward, speaks of the beauty of this land. Purple mountains in their majesty, amber grain waving in the breeze, seas shining in the …

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Posted on June 28, 2018December 28, 2018

10 Ways to Become a Real Musician Right Meow

Musicians are a unique bunch. We spend a lot of time working hard, but that's not all we do! Here are ten ways to be a real musician that you may not have thought of! 1. Make the classics new. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUzI3Ui1Eok John Cage is a 20th-century composer known for his style of taking away control …

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