Because my life has mostly shifted away from music and towards journalism, my cello Dotty and I haven’t spent much time together, which is a strange feeling for both of us – I assume she misses me as much as I miss her. No, I’m not anthropomorphizing my instrument; she really does have feelings! Continue reading
by: Raine
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I just finished bawling my eyes out after watching episodes 19 and 20 of What’s Up? (Again.) For those of you who aren’t into K-drama, it’s still safe to read on, because what I’m about to say extends beyond the drama.
by: Raine
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The funniest music jokes for musicians really make me laugh ’til I cry. I’m going to post them because I can, even if many of you won’t get them.
Here’s a short rant: It really makes me mad that I can’t tell these jokes to my non-musician friends. ‘Cause they’re really funny. The most I can explain is that most of these jokes involve “spelling” chords. When you write out a chord, you call that process “spelling” a chord. I WISH YOU UNDERSTOOD THEM. If you get any of them, I will jump for joy.
So please, go find a musical friend to read them with you so they can giggle…and then tell you why it’s funny.
by: Raine
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Welcome to my music education series! I thought it would be a good idea to do this because I write so much about music in K-drama. I often find myself wanting to use more specific terms and concepts in order to more accurately describe the music to you. Therefore, this series is geared for the non-musician and is liquid, meaning I want to hear from you about what you understand, what you don’t understand, and what you want to learn about!
by: Raine
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I’ve always been fascinated by the human brain’s ability to run an extremely complex organic system as well as control thought, reasoning, and emotions (blah, blah, blah…). I honestly don’t know much about the brain save what I learned in college and a few seminars in grad school. (How much of that do I ACTUALLY remember? Heehee…) But what I do know was that yesterday, my own brain blew my mind. Continue reading
by: Raine
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I would like to share a piece that I love that was included in the 2008 K-drama, Beethoven Virus, starring Kim Myung-min, Lee Ji-ah and Jang Geun-suk. When the cellist, Jung Hee-yun (Song Ok-sook), began to play this stellar work, I was ecstatic to see a solo cellist on the small screen. Continue reading
by: Raine
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I really like K-dramas and I really like music. I watch/read about/write about K-dramas every day. I play/teach/practice music every day. So when there is a kick-ass K-drama with a rockin’ OST, I can have my cake and eat it too. Continue reading
