This is ________: Music and the human condition
The role of music in building interpersonal connections
Graphic by Annie Zhang
November 6, 2020
From “Edelweiss“ to “808s & Heartbreak,” music is nestled within our day-to-day Zoom breaks, karaoke sessions and midnight adrenaline rushes. Read more about MVHS students and teachers’ nostalgic throwback tunes and interpersonal relationships with musical artists here.
About the Writers
Ishaani Dayal, Entertainment Editor
Ishaani is currently a junior and an Arts & Entertainment editor for El Estoque. She always enjoys learning more about the world and other countries, especially foreign governments/politics and loves having conversations on those subjects. In her free time, she likes to be around her friends and family, listen to music, and clean her room, which is constantly a mess.
Justin E Kim, Staff Writer
Justin Kim is currently a junior and a staff writer for El Estoque. His pastimes include playing the piano, teaching music to children and swimming at De Anza Cupertino Aquatics. In his free time he prefers to hang out with friends, dye his hair, play games on his Switch and stay up all night reading fiction.
Andie Liu, Managing Editor
Andie is currently a senior and a managing editor for El Estoque. She runs on the track team and plays the erhu, a traditional Chinese instrument. To relax, she listens to violin and cello concertos while reading, drawing and attempting to meditate.
Aditya Shukla, Staff Writer
Aditya is currently a sophomore and a staff writer for El Estoque. He is a junior varsity member of the MVHS Swimming Team, and also played in the MVHS Marching Band. In his free time, he enjoys taking photos and listening to all types of music.
Mira Wagner, Staff Writer
Mira is a sophomore and a staff writer for El Estoque. She plays water polo and swims for MVHS as well as for club teams. She likes to read, hang out with friends and watch TV.
Annie Zhang, Entertainment Editor
Annie Zhang is currently a senior and a Entertainment editor for El Estoque's multimedia platform. In her free time, she enjoys spending quality time with her younger brother, designing spreads, watching sunsets and listening to R&B music.
![“[To stay fit], I've been participating in MV Color Guard at school, and we've been having practices at home over Zoom and in person at school, socially distancing and wearing masks,” junior Vy Pham said. “[Specifically,] we have been doing a lot of stretching and working out to stay fit, as well as dance. Even though we aren't able to perform and participate as we normally would, it's the memories of being together that motivates me because I know that once all of this is over, it's going to be a lot of fun. It's [that] shared experience, whether it's with Color Guard at competitions, or even online on Zoom, that there's still some type of connection between us.”
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Photo courtesy of Vy Pham // Used with permission
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