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Ready for day 3 of recitals! #music #makemoremus

Ready for day 3 of recitals!

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Another successful full day of recitals! 10 down,

Another successful full day of recitals! 10 down, 7 more to go tomorrow!

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Great first day of Recital Weekend! Two more full

Great first day of Recital Weekend! Two more full days of recitals ahead!

#music #musiced #makemoremusic #musiceducation #recital #concert

Simone (our piano) needed a good dusting and shini

Simone (our piano) needed a good dusting and shining. Now she’s all clean & shiny for all 16 recitals this weekend!!

#makemoremusic #piano #music #musiceducation #concert #recital

Miniatures H87, I. Minuet by Frank Bridge from our

Miniatures H87, I. Minuet by Frank Bridge from our Spring Chamber Ensembles Concert

Composer of the Week: Tyagaraja Tyagaraja was a

Composer of the Week:

Tyagaraja

Tyagaraja was a composer of carnatic music, born May 4, 1767 in Tiruvarur, Tamil Nadu, India. Carnatic music, a form of Indian classical music, is most commonly associated with the southern provinces of India, where Tyagaraja resided. He also composed saint music and is thought to have composed thousands of devotional pieces in Telugu in praise of Rama, a major deity in Hinduism. While it is thought that he composed a large amount of music (in the thousands) there are only around 720 known compositions remaining to this day. One of his sets of pieces that are still performed regularly is “Pancharatna Kritis” often called the “five gems”, which are sung in his honor with a group of traditional Indian instruments accompanying. Each “gem” is a setting of a raga and according to accepted rules in the development of raga, each one is able to develop the raga in the natural order of arohanam (collection of ascending notes) and avarohanam (collection of descending notes) so as to satisfy the principles of harmony and continuity. It is through their execution of this principle that has allowed them to be regarded as one of the best examples of raga. Tyagaraja was considered a child prodigy in his youth and was sought out very early to be a member of the King’s court. Tyagaraja rejected this offer however and wrote his piece “Nidhi Chala Sukhama” (Does wealth bring happiness) at this time. Most of his writing featured himself in an appeal to his deity of worship (usually Rama), in musing, in narrative, or giving a message to the public. Most of his pieces at the time were written and sung in Telugu, but there has also been evidence of songs written in Sanskrit. Tyagaraja lived a very long and fulfilling life, passing away on January 6, 1847 at the age of 79.

What else can you learn about Tyagaraja this week?

#Composeroftheweek #CotW #MakeMoreMusic #MusicEducation #MusicEd #MusicHistory #LittleMissionStudio #Tyagaraja

"What Was I Made For" by Billie Eilish #barbie #sh

"What Was I Made For" by Billie Eilish #barbie #showchoir #springconcert #sentimentalsundays

The Yo Scale Sextet by Little Mission Studio's ver

The Yo Scale Sextet by Little Mission Studio's very own Teacher Christian!

Masquerade by Leon Russell, arranged by Kevin Olso

Masquerade by Leon Russell, arranged by Kevin Olson

The Adult choir performed living composer Amy F. B

The Adult choir performed living composer Amy F. Bernon's "Let the Day Find You" at their spring concert this year. Bernon hails from Conneticut and her music has been described as "assessible and unpretentious". How would you describe it? Take a listen and enjoy!

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Ready for day 3 of recitals! #music #makemoremus

Ready for day 3 of recitals!

#music #makemoremusic #musiced #musiceducation #sf #mission #concert #recital

Another successful full day of recitals! 10 down,

Another successful full day of recitals! 10 down, 7 more to go tomorrow!

#music #makemoremusic #musiced #musiceducation #sf #concert #recital

Great first day of Recital Weekend! Two more full

Great first day of Recital Weekend! Two more full days of recitals ahead!

#music #musiced #makemoremusic #musiceducation #recital #concert

Simone (our piano) needed a good dusting and shini

Simone (our piano) needed a good dusting and shining. Now she’s all clean & shiny for all 16 recitals this weekend!!

#makemoremusic #piano #music #musiceducation #concert #recital

Miniatures H87, I. Minuet by Frank Bridge from our

Miniatures H87, I. Minuet by Frank Bridge from our Spring Chamber Ensembles Concert

Composer of the Week: Tyagaraja Tyagaraja was a

Composer of the Week:

Tyagaraja

Tyagaraja was a composer of carnatic music, born May 4, 1767 in Tiruvarur, Tamil Nadu, India. Carnatic music, a form of Indian classical music, is most commonly associated with the southern provinces of India, where Tyagaraja resided. He also composed saint music and is thought to have composed thousands of devotional pieces in Telugu in praise of Rama, a major deity in Hinduism. While it is thought that he composed a large amount of music (in the thousands) there are only around 720 known compositions remaining to this day. One of his sets of pieces that are still performed regularly is “Pancharatna Kritis” often called the “five gems”, which are sung in his honor with a group of traditional Indian instruments accompanying. Each “gem” is a setting of a raga and according to accepted rules in the development of raga, each one is able to develop the raga in the natural order of arohanam (collection of ascending notes) and avarohanam (collection of descending notes) so as to satisfy the principles of harmony and continuity. It is through their execution of this principle that has allowed them to be regarded as one of the best examples of raga. Tyagaraja was considered a child prodigy in his youth and was sought out very early to be a member of the King’s court. Tyagaraja rejected this offer however and wrote his piece “Nidhi Chala Sukhama” (Does wealth bring happiness) at this time. Most of his writing featured himself in an appeal to his deity of worship (usually Rama), in musing, in narrative, or giving a message to the public. Most of his pieces at the time were written and sung in Telugu, but there has also been evidence of songs written in Sanskrit. Tyagaraja lived a very long and fulfilling life, passing away on January 6, 1847 at the age of 79.

What else can you learn about Tyagaraja this week?

#Composeroftheweek #CotW #MakeMoreMusic #MusicEducation #MusicEd #MusicHistory #LittleMissionStudio #Tyagaraja

"What Was I Made For" by Billie Eilish #barbie #sh

"What Was I Made For" by Billie Eilish #barbie #showchoir #springconcert #sentimentalsundays

The Yo Scale Sextet by Little Mission Studio's ver

The Yo Scale Sextet by Little Mission Studio's very own Teacher Christian!

Masquerade by Leon Russell, arranged by Kevin Olso

Masquerade by Leon Russell, arranged by Kevin Olson

The Adult choir performed living composer Amy F. B

The Adult choir performed living composer Amy F. Bernon's "Let the Day Find You" at their spring concert this year. Bernon hails from Conneticut and her music has been described as "assessible and unpretentious". How would you describe it? Take a listen and enjoy!

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