Learning Journal

Intermediate Harp-Vienna: Vienna is the capital of Austria. Vienna is known as the city of dreams because it was home to the worlds first psychoanalyst. Vienna is also home to the oldest running Ferris wheel in the world constructed in 1897. The city is loves to hold many annual balls between the months of January-March. Every year there are over 300 balls held in Vienna. Vienna was also home to many famous musicians like Mozart,Haydn,Strauss etc. These musicians ended up writing what we would now call "immortal music". The song "La Truite"(written in Vienna) is a very classical piece about a fish that is trying to escape a person. The piece starts off very slow and calm.During this the fish is relaxed and in the mud, but later the song speeds up into a high tempo up beat song in which the fish is in a struggle. As the tempo changes and the volume increases so does the mood, vice-versa  when the tempo and volume decreases.

Intermediate Harp-Brandee Younger Tiny Desk: During the Tiny Desk session Brandee Younger was accompanied by other musicians including a drummer, a vocalist, and a guitarist .The group started off with the piece "Lift Every Voice and Sing". The piece is a very popular one. The piece sets a very mellow mood for its listeners. Ms.Younger kept a very steady tempo and volume through out the piece. Everything blended together very nicely and it sounded really nice. Every musician played very well and they all sounded very nice together. The very last piece they play was an original by Ms.Younger. She had written during the pandemic. The title of this Piece is "Unrest"(Movement 1 and 2 ). Ms.Younger starts off at a very fast tempo, It almost sounds as if she has no rest in between. Later in the song tempo slows down and it is more calm. Towards the end of the piece the tempo and volume picks up like it was in the beginning. I feel that the piece really fits is name because as she plays she really gets no rest or relief and I believe that's what she was trying to portray when composing this.