The Intentions of Kindness, Honesty and Perseverance: A Musical Thank You Letter

The Intentions of Kindness, Honesty and Perseverance: A Musical Thank You Letter

Abstract

One topic psychologists continue to debate is how genetics and environment affect people. How much is determined by our DNA and how much by our wonderful parents and the community we were raised in? Instead of conducting psychological research, I acknowledged those who have instilled in me the values of kindness, honesty and perseverance in the form of a musical thank you letter. Informed and inspired by auto-ethnography and resource review research methodologies, I composed, arranged and produced a 35-minute-long suite in modern chamber jazz style. In the process I gained a better understanding of my creative workflow, an appreciation for people, as well as a deeper understanding of art and what expression through art is. I realized how much I can learn by putting myself in unknown situations, how motivating and helpful deadlines are, the importance of budgeting extra time, following instincts, trusting others, narrowing my focus and documenting the process. I look forward to sharing the musical results of this project in the very near future.

Publication Date

7-1-2021

Campus

Valencia (Spain) Campus

Keywords

creative project; auto-ethnography; composition; arranging; recording; EP; minimal chamber jazz ensemble

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Project Components: paper (.pdf), presentation (.pdf), audio files (ZIP file containing 6 .wav files), scores (ZIP file containing 3 .pdf documents).

The Intentions of Kindness, Honesty and Perseverance: A Musical Thank You Letter

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