[Applause] we are all artists by nature each and
we are all artists by nature each and
we are all artists by nature each and every one of us regardless of how we
every one of us regardless of how we
every one of us regardless of how we decide to express it and I believe the
decide to express it and I believe the
decide to express it and I believe the greatest art we can make is through
greatest art we can make is through
greatest art we can make is through living our lives because through every
living our lives because through every
living our lives because through every thought action and decision we make
thought action and decision we make
thought action and decision we make we’re like an architect who carefully
we’re like an architect who carefully
we’re like an architect who carefully pieces together the most complex of
pieces together the most complex of
pieces together the most complex of journeys now this is the great
journeys now this is the great
journeys now this is the great jumping-off point where our values start
jumping-off point where our values start
jumping-off point where our values start to kick in so the central value for the
to kick in so the central value for the
to kick in so the central value for the artistry of my life is actually one
artistry of my life is actually one
artistry of my life is actually one found in the field of ecology and this
found in the field of ecology and this
found in the field of ecology and this is an absolutely fascinating concept
is an absolutely fascinating concept
is an absolutely fascinating concept called the edge effect the edge effect
called the edge effect the edge effect
called the edge effect the edge effect is in the central dogma of biology and
is in the central dogma of biology and
is in the central dogma of biology and studies the area at which two different
studies the area at which two different
studies the area at which two different ecosystems meet so whether it be where
ecosystems meet so whether it be where
ecosystems meet so whether it be where the forest meets the tundra or where the
the forest meets the tundra or where the
the forest meets the tundra or where the tropics meet the desert these special
tropics meet the desert these special
tropics meet the desert these special areas in nature are always home to a
areas in nature are always home to a
areas in nature are always home to a greater level of biological diversity
greater level of biological diversity
greater level of biological diversity than even the sum of their combined
than even the sum of their combined
than even the sum of their combined parts the edge effect began to manifest
parts the edge effect began to manifest
parts the edge effect began to manifest itself in my life when I began to marry
itself in my life when I began to marry
itself in my life when I began to marry my two passions I had always been very
my two passions I had always been very
my two passions I had always been very passionate about music and very
passionate about music and very
passionate about music and very passionate about science but I always
passionate about science but I always
passionate about science but I always thought the two could not be related and
thought the two could not be related and
thought the two could not be related and any combination of the two would call
any combination of the two would call
any combination of the two would call for destructive interference so this is
for destructive interference so this is
for destructive interference so this is how I lived through the beginning of
how I lived through the beginning of
how I lived through the beginning of high school on the weekdays I hit the
high school on the weekdays I hit the
high school on the weekdays I hit the books and on the weekends I hit the
books and on the weekends I hit the
books and on the weekends I hit the bronze I excelled in music and I
bronze I excelled in music and I
bronze I excelled in music and I excelled in my stem classes but
excelled in my stem classes but
excelled in my stem classes but separately one was alive only as musical
separately one was alive only as musical
separately one was alive only as musical ideas in my head when the other existed
ideas in my head when the other existed
ideas in my head when the other existed as hard facts and numbers but this all
as hard facts and numbers but this all
as hard facts and numbers but this all changed when I was 16 years old and
changed when I was 16 years old and
changed when I was 16 years old and given the absolutely incredible
given the absolutely incredible
given the absolutely incredible opportunity to take lessons at the
opportunity to take lessons at the
opportunity to take lessons at the Curtis Institute of Music in
Curtis Institute of Music in
Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia and as the world’s greatest
Philadelphia and as the world’s greatest
Philadelphia and as the world’s greatest music Institute I couldn’t say no
music Institute I couldn’t say no
music Institute I couldn’t say no however this required me to take the
however this required me to take the
however this required me to take the focus off high school for a little
focus off high school for a little
focus off high school for a little and that didn’t go so well because now
and that didn’t go so well because now
and that didn’t go so well because now in my ecosystem it was like the forest
in my ecosystem it was like the forest
in my ecosystem it was like the forest completely overtook the tundra being
completely overtook the tundra being
completely overtook the tundra being around these incredibly talented driven
around these incredibly talented driven
around these incredibly talented driven and older musicians proved to be just
and older musicians proved to be just
and older musicians proved to be just too much for 16 year old me because at
too much for 16 year old me because at
too much for 16 year old me because at that time my greatest accomplishment was
that time my greatest accomplishment was
that time my greatest accomplishment was perfecting the cook time of ramen
perfecting the cook time of ramen
perfecting the cook time of ramen noodles so the whole Curtis experience
noodles so the whole Curtis experience
noodles so the whole Curtis experience accumulated when I entered a cello
accumulated when I entered a cello
accumulated when I entered a cello competition that I put my heart and soul
competition that I put my heart and soul
competition that I put my heart and soul into but I lost after this I was so
into but I lost after this I was so
into but I lost after this I was so broken and so torn that I quit the music
broken and so torn that I quit the music
broken and so torn that I quit the music school and even convinced myself that I
school and even convinced myself that I
school and even convinced myself that I had to quit the cello for good I put the
had to quit the cello for good I put the
had to quit the cello for good I put the focus back on high school and hit my
focus back on high school and hit my
focus back on high school and hit my stem classes harder than ever but this
stem classes harder than ever but this
stem classes harder than ever but this didn’t feel right either because this
didn’t feel right either because this
didn’t feel right either because this felt like the tundra now completely
felt like the tundra now completely
felt like the tundra now completely overtook the forest and when I was in
overtook the forest and when I was in
overtook the forest and when I was in this period of trying to figure myself
this period of trying to figure myself
this period of trying to figure myself out I read a study what’s pulled a large
out I read a study what’s pulled a large
out I read a study what’s pulled a large group of fortune 500 CEOs about just
group of fortune 500 CEOs about just
group of fortune 500 CEOs about just what qualities they found necessary for
what qualities they found necessary for
what qualities they found necessary for 21st century college graduates to be
21st century college graduates to be
21st century college graduates to be successful in the work environment and
successful in the work environment and
successful in the work environment and of those polled 75 percent stressed the
of those polled 75 percent stressed the
of those polled 75 percent stressed the key values of innovation creativity
key values of innovation creativity
key values of innovation creativity imagination and flexibility ah the
imagination and flexibility ah the
imagination and flexibility ah the balance finally started to set when I
balance finally started to set when I
balance finally started to set when I saw the edge effect in action when I
saw the edge effect in action when I
saw the edge effect in action when I turn stem into steam I realized that
turn stem into steam I realized that
turn stem into steam I realized that having the arts as a keystone of my STEM
having the arts as a keystone of my STEM
having the arts as a keystone of my STEM education allowed me to flourish in both
education allowed me to flourish in both
education allowed me to flourish in both in a way which was even greater than the
in a way which was even greater than the
in a way which was even greater than the song that’s combined parts so how does
song that’s combined parts so how does
song that’s combined parts so how does this all work
this all work
this all work well from the very beginning music
well from the very beginning music
well from the very beginning music teaches the discipline of imagination
teaches the discipline of imagination
teaches the discipline of imagination because reading notes on a page is only
because reading notes on a page is only
because reading notes on a page is only the tip of the iceberg
the tip of the iceberg
the tip of the iceberg when it comes to expressing yourself
when it comes to expressing yourself
when it comes to expressing yourself through the artistry of sound 10
through the artistry of sound 10
through the artistry of sound 10 different musicians can play the same
different musicians can play the same
different musicians can play the same piece and each will sound different
piece and each will sound different
piece and each will sound different personal and unique this is because a
personal and unique this is because a
personal and unique this is because a musical interpretation
musical interpretation
musical interpretation requires two aspects one is completely
requires two aspects one is completely
requires two aspects one is completely internal this is your logical
internal this is your logical
internal this is your logical understanding of how you want the music
understanding of how you want the music
understanding of how you want the music to flow which comes from your
to flow which comes from your
to flow which comes from your personality and even life experiences so
personality and even life experiences so
personality and even life experiences so that great feeling after you nail a test
that great feeling after you nail a test
that great feeling after you nail a test that terrible feeling after a breakup
that terrible feeling after a breakup
that terrible feeling after a breakup this can all help you understand the
this can all help you understand the
this can all help you understand the composer’s intentions even more
composer’s intentions even more
composer’s intentions even more personally and the second aspect of a
personally and the second aspect of a
personally and the second aspect of a musical interpretation is completely
musical interpretation is completely
musical interpretation is completely physical this is the fun part because
physical this is the fun part because
physical this is the fun part because this comes from thousands of hours of
this comes from thousands of hours of
this comes from thousands of hours of just technical practice so now that you
just technical practice so now that you
just technical practice so now that you can play an instrument and if you’ve
can play an instrument and if you’ve
can play an instrument and if you’ve been fortunate enough to have it and
been fortunate enough to have it and
been fortunate enough to have it and find it as an extension of your own
find it as an extension of your own
find it as an extension of your own voice now you’re ready to see the real
voice now you’re ready to see the real
voice now you’re ready to see the real ways in which art in my case music can
ways in which art in my case music can
ways in which art in my case music can open up new ways of thinking across all
open up new ways of thinking across all
open up new ways of thinking across all areas of your life if you’ve ever seen
areas of your life if you’ve ever seen
areas of your life if you’ve ever seen maybe a string quartet a trio or any
maybe a string quartet a trio or any
maybe a string quartet a trio or any other small group this is chamber music
other small group this is chamber music
other small group this is chamber music in chamber music differs from a larger
in chamber music differs from a larger
in chamber music differs from a larger order store you might be familiar with
order store you might be familiar with
order store you might be familiar with because at the center of an orchestra
because at the center of an orchestra
because at the center of an orchestra stands a conductor and it’s the only job
stands a conductor and it’s the only job
stands a conductor and it’s the only job of the conductor to communicate his or
of the conductor to communicate his or
of the conductor to communicate his or her own creative ideas to the entire
her own creative ideas to the entire
her own creative ideas to the entire group
group
group it’s then the job of the musicians
it’s then the job of the musicians
it’s then the job of the musicians themselves to carry out these creative
themselves to carry out these creative
themselves to carry out these creative ideas to make a glorious and harmonious
ideas to make a glorious and harmonious
ideas to make a glorious and harmonious sound however in chamber music there is
sound however in chamber music there is
sound however in chamber music there is no conductor and it’s the job of the
no conductor and it’s the job of the
no conductor and it’s the job of the musicians to dream imagine and create
musicians to dream imagine and create
musicians to dream imagine and create their own creative decisions so if even
their own creative decisions so if even
their own creative decisions so if even one musician has a slightly different
one musician has a slightly different
one musician has a slightly different idea of how the music should go and this
idea of how the music should go and this
idea of how the music should go and this change isn’t met with a compromise the
change isn’t met with a compromise the
change isn’t met with a compromise the entire sound quality will be reduced and
entire sound quality will be reduced and
entire sound quality will be reduced and most importantly the music will lose its
most importantly the music will lose its
most importantly the music will lose its sparkle it’s this give-and-take
sparkle it’s this give-and-take
sparkle it’s this give-and-take relationship between what the individual
relationship between what the individual
relationship between what the individual wants and what the group has a whole
wants and what the group has a whole
wants and what the group has a whole ones that make chamber musicians such
ones that make chamber musicians such
ones that make chamber musicians such great collaborators music also teaches
great collaborators music also teaches
great collaborators music also teaches flexibility because every performance
flexibility because every performance
flexibility because every performance comes with a unique set of challenges if
comes with a unique set of challenges if
comes with a unique set of challenges if we’re up on stage and say the violinist
we’re up on stage and say the violinist
we’re up on stage and say the violinist gets an impassionate idea you know he
gets an impassionate idea you know he
gets an impassionate idea you know he wants to speed up at
wants to speed up at
wants to speed up at climax that we might have not rehearsed
climax that we might have not rehearsed
climax that we might have not rehearsed we all must adapt we all must meet any
we all must adapt we all must meet any
we all must adapt we all must meet any new ideas onstage with an open mind
new ideas onstage with an open mind
new ideas onstage with an open mind while keeping in our head the overall
while keeping in our head the overall
while keeping in our head the overall goal of the music because oftentimes
goal of the music because oftentimes
goal of the music because oftentimes we’re playing music by Bach Chopin and
we’re playing music by Bach Chopin and
we’re playing music by Bach Chopin and Beethoven which was written over 200
Beethoven which was written over 200
Beethoven which was written over 200 years ago and played thousands of times
years ago and played thousands of times
years ago and played thousands of times before us in order to keep our music
before us in order to keep our music
before us in order to keep our music relevant to the 21st century but still
relevant to the 21st century but still
relevant to the 21st century but still in a composer spirit we must be
in a composer spirit we must be
in a composer spirit we must be innovative innovative in interpretation
innovative innovative in interpretation
innovative innovative in interpretation musician to musician interaction to name
musician to musician interaction to name
musician to musician interaction to name a few now how does all this stuff apply
a few now how does all this stuff apply
a few now how does all this stuff apply to my own life well I study neuroscience
to my own life well I study neuroscience
to my own life well I study neuroscience here I’m completely fascinated intrigued
here I’m completely fascinated intrigued
here I’m completely fascinated intrigued and just most times overwhelmed by the
and just most times overwhelmed by the
and just most times overwhelmed by the complex ways in which the billions of
complex ways in which the billions of
complex ways in which the billions of neurons in our head interconnect to form
neurons in our head interconnect to form
neurons in our head interconnect to form our our personality our intellect and
our our personality our intellect and
our our personality our intellect and everything we perceive the brain is
everything we perceive the brain is
everything we perceive the brain is split into two hemispheres think of it
split into two hemispheres think of it
split into two hemispheres think of it like a globe you have a left hemisphere
like a globe you have a left hemisphere
like a globe you have a left hemisphere which is your home of logic this lights
which is your home of logic this lights
which is your home of logic this lights up whenever we do math or computational
up whenever we do math or computational
up whenever we do math or computational work and then we have a right hemisphere
work and then we have a right hemisphere
work and then we have a right hemisphere which is home to our artistic and
which is home to our artistic and
which is home to our artistic and creative sides so I know a lot of people
creative sides so I know a lot of people
creative sides so I know a lot of people typically think of themselves as I’m
typically think of themselves as I’m
typically think of themselves as I’m left brained I’m more logical or I’m
left brained I’m more logical or I’m
left brained I’m more logical or I’m right brained I’m more creative but I
right brained I’m more creative but I
right brained I’m more creative but I know they’re completely wrong because
know they’re completely wrong because
know they’re completely wrong because deep within the brain is a tissue called
deep within the brain is a tissue called
deep within the brain is a tissue called the corpus callosum and it’s the only
the corpus callosum and it’s the only
the corpus callosum and it’s the only job of the corpus callosum to provide
job of the corpus callosum to provide
job of the corpus callosum to provide communication between the two halves
communication between the two halves
communication between the two halves this might explain why countless studies
this might explain why countless studies
this might explain why countless studies show that those who are good at music
show that those who are good at music
show that those who are good at music can also have a high math aptitude and
can also have a high math aptitude and
can also have a high math aptitude and artists have a great potential for
artists have a great potential for
artists have a great potential for language processing but you too can also
language processing but you too can also
language processing but you too can also make this brain hemisphere cross over
make this brain hemisphere cross over
make this brain hemisphere cross over before you study listen to some
before you study listen to some
before you study listen to some classical music this is going to get
classical music this is going to get
classical music this is going to get your right brain turned on next time
your right brain turned on next time
your right brain turned on next time before that exam go take a walk through
before that exam go take a walk through
before that exam go take a walk through an art museum
an art museum
an art museum because once your left brain is already
because once your left brain is already
because once your left brain is already going and you stimulate your right brain
going and you stimulate your right brain
going and you stimulate your right brain the communication between the two will
the communication between the two will
the communication between the two will allow you to access an overall awesome
allow you to access an overall awesome
allow you to access an overall awesome amount of brain power so get out of your
amount of brain power so get out of your
amount of brain power so get out of your comfort zone do anything you can to
comfort zone do anything you can to
comfort zone do anything you can to actively engage arts in your life and
actively engage arts in your life and
actively engage arts in your life and you too can turn stem into steam and if
you too can turn stem into steam and if
you too can turn stem into steam and if you can all do something for me now I
you can all do something for me now I
you can all do something for me now I would like to show you the fun and the
would like to show you the fun and the
would like to show you the fun and the magic of chamber music so I’m going to
magic of chamber music so I’m going to
magic of chamber music so I’m going to play a piece by Bach which was written
play a piece by Bach which was written
play a piece by Bach which was written while he was seated at a pipe organ and
while he was seated at a pipe organ and
while he was seated at a pipe organ and on the organ you can sustain multiple
on the organ you can sustain multiple
on the organ you can sustain multiple notes at once but here on the cello I
notes at once but here on the cello I
notes at once but here on the cello I can only hold on to each note for just a
can only hold on to each note for just a
can only hold on to each note for just a second before I have to move on to the
second before I have to move on to the
second before I have to move on to the next and if you can also stain within
next and if you can also stain within
next and if you can also stain within your ears the notes that I can’t we can
your ears the notes that I can’t we can
your ears the notes that I can’t we can collaborate to fulfill Bach’s vision to
collaborate to fulfill Bach’s vision to
collaborate to fulfill Bach’s vision to make chamber music together which will
make chamber music together which will
make chamber music together which will be even greater than the sum of its
be even greater than the sum of its
be even greater than the sum of its combined parts
we
we you
you
you [Music]
[Music]
[Music] you
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
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