I was teaching a unit on ecstatic dance and music today in my course on Special Topics in Music at the university and was about to demonstrate a number of ideomotor effects related to ecstatic experience, one being automatic drawing, when my daughter Kaye sent me a text message on the phone . . .…
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Kaye Phillips performs Mermaid’s Lament – the piano version
by Brian David Phillips •
My daughter, Kaye Elizabeth Phillips, performs the solo piano version of her original composition MERMAID’S LAMENT . . . you may remember her earlier video of Kaye and two of her friends performing a trio version of the same song, Kaye’s original composition for flute, piano, and cello on 9 June 2011 at Tamkang Senior…
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Kaye Phillips performs Mermaid’s Lament
by Brian David Phillips •
My daughter, Kaye Elizabeth Phillips, and two of her friends perform MERMAID’S LAMENT, Kaye’s original composition for flute, piano, and cello on 9 June 2011 at Tamkang Senior High School in Tamshui, Taiwan, where Kaye is a student in the music specialty program, majoring in Composition and Piano. If you would like to watch the…
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Kaye Phillips improvising on Piano
by Brian David Phillips •
My daughter Kaye Elizabeth Phillips improvising at piano . . . she’s at home just letting her fingers move . . . fellow hypnotists may note that her improvisation is very much based upon a musical ideomotor movement of her fingers which take on a life of their own as she plays . . .…
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Kaye Phillips performing “Maiden Flight of the Blue White Dragon”
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Here we go . . . this one’s SPECIAL! Here is a video and some images of my daughter, Kaye Elizabeth Phillips, as she performs MAIDEN FLIGHT OF THE BLUE WHITE DRAGON, her original piano composition on 14 November 2010 at Wang LaoShr’s Annual Student Recital in Taipei, Taiwan. Kaye was invited to come as…
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Kaye’s Band Performing at HS Music Festival
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Here are some more video framegrabs of my daughter Kaye Elizabeth Phillips and her as yet unnamed band performing at a music festival invitational for high school rock bands. The band, while rough around the edges, was names one of the top bands performing at the festival. Kaye plays drums for the band which is…
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Kaye’s Band performing at NCCU
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Some of you may not know that my daughter Kaye is now also in a band and plays drums . . . yes, drums. Oddly enough, not keyboards even though she is a double major in Piano and Composition but drums, an instrument she has no formal training in and one in which she had…
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Memories of Camelot
by Brian David Phillips •
Well, I finally got some photos . . . well video framegrabs . . . of my daughter, Kaye Elizabeth Phillips, performing MEMORIES OF CAMELOT, her original piano composition on 4 June 2010 at Tamkang Senior High School in Tamshui, Taiwan, where she is a student in the music specialty program, majoring in Composition and…
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Kaye has her grand piano
by Brian David Phillips •
The tuner just left … Kaye’s new grand piano (a #3 to those that know piano sizes) was delivered today. It’s installed in the living room on our first floor. We originally had considered a mini grand but opted for something with more oohmph. For some reason Kaye is happy. I took the photo from…
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I Love My Daughter . . . but . . . I kind of have the ol’ green eyed monster toward her too
by Brian David Phillips •
So, my daughter Kaye had practice today with her band . . . a group of kid she’s been friends with since she was kneehigh to a grasshopper’s younger brother . . . they’ve talked about starting a band for a while but today they had their first real practice . . . of a…
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Memories of Camelot by Kaye Phillips
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In this video . . . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7k1yCm4CAM . . . my daughter Kaye Elizabeth Phillips performs "MEMORIES OF CAMELOT" . . . her own original piano composition. This performance took place on 4 June 2010 at Tamkang Senior High School in Tamshui, Taiwan, where Kaye is a student in the music specialty program, double majoring…
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Kaye’s Music in Concert
by Brian David Phillips •
Tonight is the year-end performance for my daughter Kaye's class . . . and . . . this is a big deal . . . she will be performing one of her own compositions in the program. As regular readers know, Kaye is finishing her first year in a music specialty high school program. She is…
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Kaye Elizabeth Phillips plays Schubert
by Brian David Phillips •
On 5 Sept. 2009, we took in the recital for students of Kaye's piano teacher . . . here is Kaye Elizabeth Phillips performing a piece by Schubert (Impromptus op.90 d.899 n.4) . . . If you can't see the video embed in your stream, then go to my main blog at https://briandavidphillips.net/ or you…
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Musical Warmth
by Brian David Phillips •
My daughter Kaye (www.kayephillips.com) has begun reporting to her mother and myself that when she plays the flute or the piano she has been noticing that her "head gets hot" . . . the room may not be particularly warm but she notices a particular warmth in her head after she finishes playing. She loves…
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Kaye Elizabeth Phillips plays Schubert’s Impromptu Op. 90 No. 2
by Brian David Phillips •
Kaye Elizabeth Phillips plays Schubert’s Impromptu Op. 90 No. 2 in recital on 1 March 2008 in Taipei, Taiwan. See http://www.kayephillips.com for more of Kaye’s music (including original compostions). I’m in proud father mode!
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Kaye Elizabeth Phillips . . . debut . . .
by Brian David Phillips •
Sometimes a father just has to dote . . . Kaye has recorded a number of her original compositions and created her Debut audio CD. Head over to http://www.kayephillips.com for clips and more. At thirteen, she’s well on her way. Kaye, I love you. All the best,Proud Father
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Kaye’s Music . . . wow
by Brian David Phillips •
We used to have Kaye’s English Tutor come to our place for all of Kaye’s private lessons but lately we’ve been having her come to our place one day and then we drop Kaye off at her place the next. This is because Kaye loves to go to Sarah’s as the building has a Baby…
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Marriage D’Amour performed by Kaye Elizabeth Phillips
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Kaye Elizabeth Phillips performs Richard Clayderman "Marriage D’Amour" (Wedding in a Dream), 21 Oct. 2006, Taipei, Taiwan. Kaye set the camera up in her bedroom next to the piano and recorded herself. She is twelve years of age at the time of the recording. She is also my daughter. Kaye absolutely loves piano and dreams…
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Kaye’s Piano Recital . . .
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Kaye’s private piano teacher (Teacher Wang) has a public recital each year for her students to perform. This year, Kaye performed a Duet (Spanish Romance Folk Song) with her classmate and friend Sun Hsiao-Han and a solo piece by Haydn. Sun Hsiao-Han, Teacher Wang, and Kaye Elizabeth Phillips. Happy Daugher (Kaye Elizabeth Phillips)…
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Kaye’s Concert . . .
. . . end of year presentation
by Brian David Phillips •
It’s that time of year . . . end of the year concert and performances for Kaye’s school. This year, Kaye played accordion in the band. She will also be performing at the graduation performance thingie later and has a piano recital coming up. The orchestra . . . Kaye and the other accordions have…
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Play that song . . . piano girl
by Brian David Phillips •
My daughter, Kaye Elizabeth Yi-Chi Law Phillips, performed tonight. She was WONDERFUL! I’m not just gushing because I’m some foolish dad who only sees starlight in his daughter’s eyes and moonbeams in her smile . . . well, okay, I am a gushing foolish dad . . . but she was still WONDERFUL . .…