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When Joshua Kyan Aalampour was 16, he taught himself to play the piano using a cheap 61-key keyboard and videos on YouTube. Four years later, Joshua is a music student at UC Berkeley. He has performed his work at Lincoln Center, written a symphony and composed a score for a feature-length film. He teaches music to students around the world. He performs a new piece for TikTok every day. All while taking at least 26 credits each semester so that he can graduate this May — two years early.
Listen to the episode, read the transcript and see photos on UC Berkeley News: https://news.berkeley.edu/2021/12/10/berkeley-voices-podcast-student-musician-joshua-kyan-aalampour
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When Joshua Kyan Aalampour was 16, he taught himself to play the piano using a cheap 61-key keyboard and videos on YouTube. Four years later, Joshua is a music student at UC Berkeley. He has performed his work at Lincoln Center, written a symphony and composed a score for a feature-length film. He teaches music to students around the world. He performs a new piece for TikTok every day. All while taking at least 26 credits each semester so that he can graduate this May — two years early.
Listen to the episode, read the transcript and see photos on UC Berkeley News: https://news.berkeley.edu/2021/12/10/berkeley-voices-podcast-student-musician-joshua-kyan-aalampour
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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