Category Archives: world music

Shaken to the core

Posted on
Mar 11 2011
 by Sarah

Literally. Since turning on CNN in the hotel room this morning, it’s been a tumultuous day. You’ll have all heard by now about the magnitude 8.9 earthquake off the northeast coast of the Honshu (main) island of Japan, and we’ve … Continue reading →

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I’m seeing colors

Posted on
Sep 12 2009
 by Sarah

Back after a much-needed summer hiatus! Now, to ease myself back into regular blogging… An ex-musician friend happened upon this video of Beethoven’s 5th Symphony – a “visual representation” of music: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRgXUFnfKIY] For a “color code” of what each line … Continue reading →

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Putting words into mouths

Posted on
Sep 5 2008
 by Sarah

In the spirit of orchestral lip-synching and discussions on political speechwriting, I thought it would be an apropos moment to share my favorite example of putting words/sounds into other people’s mouths. (This made the rounds on Youtube about a year … Continue reading →

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