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Exploring Historical Peruvian Instruments: The Ocarina

As mentioned in my previous post on the Whistling Pottery, my family traveled to Peru, and as part of our tour, we stopped by a luthier who makes instruments from historical Peru. One of the instruments he makes is the Ocarina, which is under the family of vessel flutes. Unlike standard orchestral flutes, vessel flutes…

Exploring Historical Peruvian Instruments: Whistling Pottery

Recently, my family and I went on a trip to Peru, and as part of our tour, we stopped by a luthier who makes instruments from historical Peru. One of the instruments we learned about was the Whistling Pottery, or the Whistling Jar, as coined by the archaeologists who discovered it. This instrument is made…

Exploring Themes From Wicked: Good News

Good news! The witch is dead! This theme that initially feels like a lighthearted celebration quickly turns dark when we learn that this celebration, and the themes that come along with it, is a celebration of someone’s death. There are two main themes that is tied to both the No One Mourns the Wicked scene…