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Sacrifice | a short story by Henry Lin – Grade 10
Many years ago, Yu-Guang was born to a small and poor family in Taiwan. During this time, Taiwan was under the Qing Dynasty’s rule. Under such an oppressive environment, Yu-Guang was the only hope of his family. His name, Yu-Guang, means the last beam of light in...
What is music theory and why is it so important? | Henry Lin – Grade 10
Amateur musicians consider music theory to be the most useless and boring thing about music, so much so that it actually harms creativity. However, this is false. On the contrary, it helps composers quickly write pieces and allows musicians to understand what to play...
Percussion instruments that look easy but are actually extremely difficult to play | Henry Lin – Grade 10
Whenever I tell people I play percussion in orchestra, they always ask, “Percussion? Isn’t that just hitting as hard as you can and so everyone hears you?” This sucks, because percussion is actually very difficult, and percussionists, or people who play percussion in...
A history of “light novels” | Phil Wang – Grade 11
Archaic words evolve different meanings as time passes. “Nice” used to mean “silly, foolish, and simple”, but now, it means “attractive, enjoyable, and pleasant”. Literature also works in a similar way, especially light novels which developed largely since the...
4 reasons you should listen to Jazz instead of Pop | Kyle Huang – Grade 9
Pop music is akin to Mcdonald’s, and doesn’t provide real musical nourishment Jazz music makes demands of its audience Pop melodies are repetitive and brainwashes its audience Most people around the world listen to pop songs. Taiwanese people are no exception. They go to KTVs together and sing the same songs over and over; at […]
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