Classical Meets Contemporary: Recent Episodes
Naoko Hirai
What if Chopin plays Jazz or Beethoven plays rock?
If you’re tired of listening to the same music, Classical Meets Contemporary will help. Every week, a fun-seeking Gestalt Pianist will play and talk about uniquely arranged music by meeting, entering, and expressing the songs. Join the experimental exploration, unlock your creativity, and enjoy your unlimited imaginations!
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Hello, and welcome to the ninth episode of Classical Meets Contemporary!
This podcast will act as a fun and inspiring space for fellow music fanatics, such as myself. We will provide helpful resources creativity, which gives us freedom and fulfillment.
In today’s show, I share the love songs in classical music and arrange it into a contemporary song.
If all of this has piqued your curiosity, then tune in to Episode nine of Classical Meets Contemporary!
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
· What are the types of love songs? (1:58)
· Why is a love song so popular? (2:43)
· Is there any classical music expressing love? (3:24)
- Music: Classical music with contemporary flavor (4:53)
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Hello, and welcome to the eighth episode of Classical Meets Contemporary!
This podcast will act as a fun and inspiring space for fellow music fanatics, such as myself. We will provide helpful resources creativity, which gives us freedom and fulfillment.
In today’s show, I share how classical music forms used in contemporary music. If this has piqued your curiosity and eager to hear a more, tune in to Episode eight of Classical Meets Contemporary!
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
· The classical piece like Maroon 5!? (2:48)
· What is Cannon? (4:37)
· Repeating Chords progressions in contemporary music (5:53)
· Music: Classical music with contemporary flavor (6:47)
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Hello, and welcome to the seventh episode of Classical Meets Contemporary!
This podcast will act as a fun and inspiring space for fellow music fanatics, such as myself. We will provide helpful resources creativity, which gives us freedom and fulfillment.
In today’s show, I talk about a “pop song” genre in the classical music world. And of course, I will arrange classical music into contemporary music.
If this piqued your curiosity, then tune in to Episode 7 of Classical Meets Contemporary!
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
- Personal experience of starting to listen to classical music (1:50)
- What is the difference between classical and popular music? (4:00)
- What is “pop song” in classical music? (6:15)
- Music: what if we play classical pop music in contemporary (7:22)
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Hello, and welcome to the sixth episode of Classical Meets Contemporary!
This podcast will act as a fun and inspiring space for fellow music fanatics, such as myself. We will provide helpful resources creativity, which gives us freedom and fulfillment.
In today’s show, I share a process of arranging classical songs using theme and variation format.
If this has piqued your curiosity, then tune in to Episode 6 of Classical Meets Contemporary!
In This Episode You Will Learn:
- The hardest part of music creation (1:27)
- What are the elements of music (3:22)
- The varieties of modification of music elements (4:11)
- Example of theme and variation (5:28)
- Music: Classical music with contemporary flavor (7:16)
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Hello, and welcome to the fifth episode of Classical Meets Contemporary!
This podcast will act as a fun and inspiring space for fellow music fanatics, such as myself. We will provide helpful resources creativity, which gives us freedom and fulfillment.
In today’s show, I share a process of arranging a song using a brainstorming technique. Of course, you can apply it in many ways, not only for music and also writing, drawing, or creating a video or anything you think!
If this has piqued your curiosity, then tune in to Episode 5 of Classical Meets Contemporary!
In This Episode You Will Learn:
- The time when I got stuck in music creation (1:29 )
- What is the effective brainstorming technique (2:58)
- The varieties of arranging from one piece (3:38)
- Example of applying it into music creation (6:22)
- Music: Classical music with contemporary flavor (8:06)
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Hello, and welcome to 4th episode of Classical Meets Contemporary!
This podcast will act as a fun and inspiring space for fellow music fanatics, such as myself. We will provide helpful resources creativity, which gives us freedom and fulfillment.
Today's show, I share how to arrange music to increase productivity, applying the benefits of listening to music.
If this has piqued your curiosity and eager to hear a more in-depth analysis of benefits of music, tune in to Episode 4 of Classical Meets Contemporary!
In This Episode You Will Learn:
- The time made me wonder about the role of music (1:27)
- What is the effect of music (2:44)
- How music reduce distractions (3:23)
- How music will boost your energy (5:29)
- How to choose the right type of music for productivity (4:50)
- Music: Classical music with contemporary flavor (7:50)
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The first and the most important thing to do when we run out of the idea
Hello, and welcome to the third episode of Classical Meets Contemporary!
This podcast will act as a fun and inspiring space for fellow music fanatic. We will provide helpful resources creativity, which gives us freedom and fulfillment.
Today’s show, I share a personal experience about what we can do when running out of ideas and share a simple approach to overcome.
If you are interested in keeping your idea flowing, tune in to Episode 3 of Classical Meets Contemporary!
In This Episode You Will Learn:
- How to approach the topic when we run out of idea (2:38)
- The time hard to bring up any idea (3:15)
- Apply the technique to music (4:56)
- Music: Classical music with contemporary flavor (6:44)
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Hello, and welcome to the second episode of Classical Meets Contemporary!
This podcast will act as a fun and inspiring space for fellow music fanatics. We will provide helpful resources creativity, which gives us freedom and fulfillment.
In today’s show, I share a personal experience about the pattern of thinking and habits and why it is important to break the patterns and think outside of the box.
If all of this has piqued your curiosity and eager to hear a more in-depth analysis on breaking patterns, then tune in to Episode 2 of Classical Meets Contemporary!
In This Episode You Will Learn:
- The time made me aware of the patterns in my life (1:33)
- How things will change if you break your patterns (2:30)
- How to be more creative (3:30)
- Why we stay in the pattern (3:50)
- How to get a new idea 1 (4:50)
- Music: Classical music with contemporary flavor (5:31)
- How to get a new idea 2 (6:45)
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Hello, and welcome to the first episode of Classical Meets Contemporary!
Not only is this podcast going to act as a fun and inspiring space for fellow music fanatics such as myself, but it will also provide helpful resources and mindful tools which incorporate the use of breathing techniques with classical compositions. Some of which I teach in my own practice of music and mindfulness therapy.
In today’s show, I share the personal relationship I have with the piano and how the instrument has made an impact on my life, why honing our creativity and joy is so important, and the truth behind our ‘inner critic’.
If all of this has piqued your curiosity and you’re eager to hear a more in-depth analysis on the beauty of music, then tune in to Episode 1 of Classical Meets Contemporary!
In This Episode You Will Learn:
- A classical piece which taught me the joy of creativity (01:16)
- Some background on myself and the connection I have to music (02:25)
- What creativity means to me personally (03:27)
- A story from my childhood that sparked a sense of adventure in me (04:19)
- How we can give space to creativity when our responsibilities feel overwhelming (06:07)
- An excerpt from Austin Kleon’s book, ‘Steal Like An Artist’ (07:12)
- How we can use classical music as a resource and mindful tool (09:04)
- Why critiques are not always right (11:21)
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