Hello! This episode is on Brahms love towards Clara in reference to Valentine's Day last week because their love lives were quite forbidden. Please enjoy a sneak peek into their letters and excerpts on Brahms' Clara Themes. Next week I'll share a little bit about the French Romantics and Paris as a land of the arts. Stay tuned!

Hello~ This episode is on the issues of Eastern sounds and fantasies used in Eurocentric music. We will explore the truth behind the Eurocentric perception of Asia, and how this stereotype is still deeply engrained in the society today. Please look forward to this podcast and the Lunar New Year holidays. Next week, I'll make up for the Valentine's Day that is coming in 2 days. 新年快樂!

Hello! This episode is about the Russian ballet and how Russia turned ballet into an art of their own! I have also included examples of the Russian sound, and make sure not to be shocked when you hear the music examples! Next week is Lunar New Year and I'll talk about Orientalism! Stay tuned for next week's CNY special!

Hello! It's the second episode to the dance trilogy! This episode we'll talk about the waltz as a dance in music and the social connotations it has in contrast to the minuet in which we talked about last week! The music examples this week sound soothing and beautiful so do look out for it! Please go ahead and listen to both episodes if you haven't. Next week, we'll conclude the dance series with the original dance to all dances~~ Stay tuned to my IG for highlights to next week's topic!

Hello! This marks the first episode to the ongoing dance series! We'll talk about the 18th century minuet dance and the minuet music. There will be a short dance tutorial! Feel free to repeat the tutorial a few times so that you can dance along with the music examples! Stay tuned to my IG: bearsquared_podcast for sneak peeks to next week's topic!!

Hello! Today's episode about the 12 tone technique will be divided into 3 parts. The first 5 minutes will be about the theory behind tone rows, the next 4 minutes will be music examples and accounts of serialism in music, and the last section will be about serialism in art and popular culture (Tom and Jerry). From next week I'll be releasing a series on Dance & Music! Please stay tuned and be prepared to sway with me!

Hello! This week's episode is about stereotypes and myths that people may have on international schools! I'll also share what events international schools have that local school do differently or don't have as a part of their school system! Stay tuned to next week's episode where I'll be talking about serialism and share an excerpt where it was used in Tom and Jerry! Thank you!

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Happy New Year everyone! Today's episode is just a pep talk to get us ready for the New Year! I didn't realize until today that I use so many "umm"s "yeah"s and "you know"s when I think and talk at the same time! I can't pronounce the word aestheticism to save my life🤣 and I also don't know what pep talk is in Chinese, hence a bad title but you know what I mean😉 Please stay tuned to next week's super exciting episode as we breakdown the myths to international schools!

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Merry Christmas! Today I will share about where the word Christmas came from and how the term Christmas is actually related to a music genre! I'll end with a short conclusion to memorate Christmas and the beginnings of this podcast and play my favorite Xmas song! Next week won't be about music but about New Year's resolutions, please stay tuned!

Hello! In this episode, we will be looking into the few myths saying that listening to Mozart makes people smart! Here, we'll see if they are truths or myths and figure out where do these myths come from. Remember to stay tuned for next week's Christmas special! Thank you😁