A perfect drum circle? Just might be with these highly energetic and receptive freshmen music majors at FIU’s School of Music. In the Wertheim Performing Art Center, everyone was turned up to 11 and we had a fantastic time with rhythm games and drum jams! Since these students are always chasing perfection in their music, they took this opportunity to … Read More
National Stress Awareness Month – a simple shift
“Hectic,” “whirlwind,” “consumed,” “crazy,” “on the run,” “way too fast” – do any of these accurately describe how your life feels lately? Stress rears its ugly head. In her book Overwhelmed: Work, Love, and Play When No One Has the Time, Brigid Schulte interviews Ann Burnett, who since the 1960’s has been chronicling how people describe their lives through holiday … Read More
Regular people: Extraordinary Happiness – what we can learn from the “Happy” video
Within the past week, you may have heard something about a 24-hour music video called “Happy.” Rapper-producer Pharrell Williams recently released this video to the public which allows the viewer to skip around to different times of the day. The upbeat video contains clips of a variety of people dancing and singing to the song while seemingly going about their … Read More
