Sunday, February 29, 2004
Today has been one of my best Sundays so far.Felt very enlightened during a lesson cum discussion in the afternoon.
Learnt quite a bit of ancient europe history..hellenism..aka greek culture..and some bits about the philosophers during that era.
By the way..did you know that Alexander the Great was a student of Aristotle-one of the great philosophers? Well..now you do. =) So evidently...Alexander wasnt just a man of great ambition in terms of fighting wars...conquering lands...etc. he was quite an intelligent man too ay... ^_^
In fact..he had a major part to play in spreading the Greek culture and philosophy..and making Greek the common language across europe during his time..which...unfortunately...i can't exactly remember... .... ....
AND..arts central rocks i tell you.
On 'rhythm nation' today..they had a special feature about jazz and its local scene in singapore...frankly..jazz is one of my favs..Basically ..
the feel you get when you hear a song..irregardless of how many times the cover was done..every new listen is different..you feel differently..depending on how the singer interprets the song...and translates it into his or her voice..the tone..the execution... ....
Now i'm quite inspired to try and pick up jazz-piano...which..is quite daunting..considering the fact that i didn't quite finish piano till grade 8... and jazz is one genre of music that is the hardest. Like what the experts say..if you can sing or play jazz...you can sing or play just about anyother genre of music.
sarah at 10:35 pm