https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/79r3slarxzsq Because I was a band kid en-us 2017-09-09 18:53:48 UTC 2025-12-12 15:59:25 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Balance.png amynguyen8 https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/79r3slarxzsq/wish/186101595 A normal definition of music has to do with playing some notes at a certain pitch in a rhythm at certain times making a melody, which makes songs, which is music. For me, music is a little too broad to define since I know that it comes through many platforms online and out in the real world and uses different instruments and sounds and layers to make songs. I mostly enjoy the layers that music has to offer, especially through classical music since they are always many "voices" to listen to through the instruments. I love to note which instruments are playing the melody, the counter-melody, "talking" back and forth, and so on. These are the kinds of things that get stuck in my head over and over again as ear worms, but I find  them less annoying than repetitive pop culture songs since I can play over whole movements  and symphonies in my head.]]> 2017-09-09 19:00:18 UTC https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/79r3slarxzsq/wish/186101595 amynguyen8 https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/79r3slarxzsq/wish/186122573 -Ludwig van Beethoven

Playing music in real time however, is also a whole new definition of music for me since it involves so much more emotions and hard work. It makes a song much more memorable when you actually know where your part fits in as a whole in a piece, or how complex a solo piece is when you take painstaking measures to learn how to perfect your piece.]]> 2017-09-10 04:35:44 UTC https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/79r3slarxzsq/wish/186122573 amynguyen8 https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/79r3slarxzsq/wish/186122707 -Maya Angelou

I'm sure everyone can relate to having their music as being an escape point, (un)fortunately for me it's really nice to forget what I'm doing since I follow along in familiar pieces, or learn the piece note by note. I say unfortunate because sometimes this happens while I do homework.]]> 2017-09-10 04:39:47 UTC https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/79r3slarxzsq/wish/186122707 amynguyen8 https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/79r3slarxzsq/wish/186142916 This is a great example of a piece with a lot of layers i.e instruments. This song also makes me really happy, which means that Holst, the composer, did his job correctly. Plus this video looks really cool ]]> 2017-09-10 12:14:04 UTC https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/79r3slarxzsq/wish/186142916 amynguyen8 https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/79r3slarxzsq/wish/186143054 This is me playing a piece for a recital called "Nocturnal Dances" by Jesse Monkman. It took me about 2 months to learn and perfect the piece and make the song my own since everyone plays solos differently. I don't have a video of me playing the piece but you could look it up on youtube if interested. ]]> 2017-09-10 12:16:47 UTC https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/79r3slarxzsq/wish/186143054 amynguyen8 https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/79r3slarxzsq/wish/186143513 This piece is an arrangement of Rimsky-Korsakov's work and I find the song to be so adorable. It's a weird way to describe music but once again, the composer did a good job at conveying his message of airiness and lightness since the music is supposed to reflect fairies. The tapspace website is also a great place to listen to percussion solos and ensembles if you're into that.]]> 2017-09-10 12:25:52 UTC https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/79r3slarxzsq/wish/186143513 amynguyen8 https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/79r3slarxzsq/wish/186143773 So this is a picture of ThePianoGuys and I'd like to believe that they have redefined classical and pop  music. The players here have made the song "What Makes You Beautiful" by One Direction and have turned it into a one-instrument, five-player piece.  They have also done other mashups of pop and contemporary music on their channel ThePianoGuys.]]> 2017-09-10 12:31:08 UTC https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/79r3slarxzsq/wish/186143773