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MusicalMakiko
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Let the power of music heal us all! Pianist/writer/researcher promoting the power of music to remind us how what we share is greater than our differences.
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MusicalMakiko @musicalmakiko.bsky.social · Nov 15
A 37-sec clip from a speech I gave on the role of music for climate activism some time ago. I wanted to share it with my friends here for its broader implications
#musicheals #musicunites

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Music is Vital. #musicheals #pianist #climateaction
YouTube video by Makiko Hirata
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MUSIC FOR UNITY

Music reminds us that what we share is greater than our differences. Read the review for more on how I try to use my concerts to promote the power of music to unite us.

#Musicheals, #musicunites,

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June 4, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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Honored to have contributed to "Clean Energy?"—a powerful dance piece exploring the role of quantum mechanics in shaping our future. 🌎💡

Thanks to Tai for the choreography, Donna Sternberg & Dancers for the platform, and Viterbi Magazine for the feature!

#SustainableFuture #MusicForChange
May 17, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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"Music can be the calm in the storm. Last week, I performed across D.C. and WV, sharing music that connected us in moments of joy and reflection. Watch the journey here: youtu.be/Sq1-QQDoOag

#MusicHeals #UnityThroughMusic #HealingThroughArt #CommunityThroughMusic #PianoRecital #LivePerformance"
MUSIC HEALS US: D.C./WV April 2025
YouTube video by Makiko Hirata
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May 8, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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Music is a deeply human practice. It connects us, uplifts us, and reminds us that what we share is greater than what divides us. Here’s to the healing, unifying power of music.
#CommunityThroughMusic
#livemusicmatters
#musicheals
May 5, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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COURAGE TO CARE:
This coming Sunday at 7:30pm, at CalTech's Debney Hall, I will be joining Dr. Lucy Jones and other scientists to talk about MUSIC FOR CLIMATE ACTION!!

www.caltech.edu/campus-life-...

Learn about the science behind the power of music and enjoy OcTech.

#musicheals #musicunites
April 25, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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I am so grateful for the five performances across D.C. and West Virginia I got to give this past week. They reminded me how deeply music can connect us. 🎶💙
Let’s keep listening — and healing — together.
#MusicHeals #MusicUnites
April 25, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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Next Friday, I will play some music by Bach, Chopin, Gershwin, Margaret Bonds and others in D.C. and talk about how the power of music can heal and unite us!!
#musicheals #musicunites #travelingpianist

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Woman's National Democratic Club
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April 13, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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Chicago Tribune covered my residency at Indiana University Northwest!

'How art can bring out the best in us': Renowned pianist joins panel on careers in the arts www.chicagotribune.com/2025/03/30/h...
‘How art can bring out the best in us’: Renowned pianist joins panel on careers in the arts
Globally renowned pianist Dr. Makiko Hirata, also known as Dr. Pianist, graced a panel discussion exploring professional pathways available to musicians, artists and other creative students.
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March 31, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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A week from today begins my three-day residency at Indiana University Northwest in downtown Gary, IN!
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Tickets for my concert on the 29th are $10 general admission and $5 for current students, IU faculty/staff, and senior citizens!
#GaryIndiana #pianorecital
IU Northwest to host ‘Dr. Pianist’ for a musical residency, March 27-29
Internationally acclaimed musician to lead discussions, performances
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March 20, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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Empathy is an act of humility—it reminds us that another person’s suffering could have been ours. @musicalmakiko.bsky.social explores how music helps us exercise this essential human capacity. Read more:
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Empathy as Exercise — The Arithmetic of Compassion
Empathy, like music, is an exercise—a practice that deepens our humanity and strengthens our connection to others. In a world where apathy dominates headlines, this article explores why empathy is ess...
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March 11, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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I wrote about the inefficiency of the so-called DOGE, questioning whether efficiency can ever bring out the best in us. I wonder if this can be helpful to anyone, anywhere...

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Makiko is not Efficient - "Dr. Pianist" Makiko Hirata DMA
Let the power of music heal us all with Dr. Pianist, an international performer, teacher, writer, lecturer, and workshop facilitator.
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February 26, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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This just sort of gushed out of me today. #musicheals #pianomusic #rachmaninoff #collectiveconsciousness | Makiko Hirata
This just sort of gushed out of me today. #musicheals #pianomusic #rachmaninoff #collectiveconsciousness.
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January 6, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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🌊✨ Just watched “Maya and the Wave”—what a story!

Maya Gabeira’s journey breaking barriers in big wave surfing, surviving a brush with death, and making history is beyond inspiring.

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Spread the word!

#MayaAndTheWave #WomenWhoShred #BigWaveSurfing #BlueskyBoost
Maya and the Wave | Official Trailer
YouTube video by Maya and the Wave
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December 9, 2024 at 12:57 AM
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🍚 What did they eat in Japanese-American internment camps during WWII? 🍵 Explore resilience through food, culture, and memory in this powerful video.

Watch & reflect: youtu.be/IJY9RvSdv5Q #NeverForget #HistoryMatters
Food in the Japanese-American Internment Camps of World War 2
YouTube video by Tasting History with Max Miller
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December 6, 2024 at 2:52 AM
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Greta Thunberg's "How dare you" speech in 2019, sang by Tonality Choir. Especially moving today. Let's unite with music.

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The New Collective Consciousness - Mvmt 2 - How Dare You
YouTube video by Tonality
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November 26, 2024 at 11:00 PM
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🔴 Globally 85,000 women and girls were killed intentionally in 2023
🔴 60% by an intimate partner or family member
🔴 1 woman or girl is killed every 10 minutes
#NoExcuse #16days

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November 26, 2024 at 4:32 AM
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I know that many of us creatives dedicate a part of our time in the education sector, and are concerned about what the incoming second Trump administration will do. Here is a glimpse:

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Agenda47: Protecting Students from the Radical Left and Marxist Maniacs
For many years, tuition costs at colleges and universities have been exploding, and I mean absolutely exploding while academics have been obsessed with indoctrinating America's youth. The time has com
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November 15, 2024 at 7:59 PM
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"How to Stand Up to a Dictator" by Maria Ressa.

"Without facts, you can't have truth. Without truth, you can't have trust. Without all three, we have no shared reality, and democracy as we know it - and all meaningful human endeavors - are dead."

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How to Stand Up to a Dictator
Introduction by Amal Clooney From the recipient of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize, an impassioned and inspiring memoir of a career spent holding power to account. Maria Ressa is one of the most renowned i...
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November 15, 2024 at 3:30 PM
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A 37-sec clip from a speech I gave on the role of music for climate activism some time ago. I wanted to share it with my friends here for its broader implications
#musicheals #musicunites

www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGUS...
Music is Vital. #musicheals #pianist #climateaction
YouTube video by Makiko Hirata
www.youtube.com
November 15, 2024 at 2:46 AM
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"One's struggle against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting" - Milan Kundera
I completed the fourth draft of my memoir. I feel great about this version.
#musicheals #travelingpianist #writersofinstagram
November 15, 2024 at 2:45 AM
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"This is precisely the time when artists go to work. There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. We speak, we write, we do [art]. That is how civilizations heal." - Toni Morrison

#musicheals, #ToniMorrison

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No Place for Self-Pity, No Room for Fear
In times of dread, artists must never choose to remain silent.
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November 15, 2024 at 2:43 AM