{"id":39898,"date":"2023-04-21T17:10:03","date_gmt":"2023-04-21T22:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/?p=39898"},"modified":"2024-02-23T11:25:47","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T17:25:47","slug":"17-famous-people-who-are-classically-trained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/zh\/17-famous-people-who-are-classically-trained\/","title":{"rendered":"17\u4f4d\u53d7\u904e\u53e4\u5178\u8a13\u7df4\u7684\u540d\u4eba"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"39898\" class=\"elementor elementor-39898\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4fd39dcf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4fd39dcf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-21d253d\" data-id=\"21d253d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c4da1c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c4da1c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-39899 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Famous-People-Classically-Trained-Banner-1600x600-1.png?resize=1024%2C384&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Famous-People-Classically-Trained-Banner-1600x600-1.png?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Famous-People-Classically-Trained-Banner-1600x600-1.png?resize=300%2C113&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Famous-People-Classically-Trained-Banner-1600x600-1.png?resize=1024%2C384&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Famous-People-Classically-Trained-Banner-1600x600-1.png?resize=768%2C288&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Famous-People-Classically-Trained-Banner-1600x600-1.png?resize=1536%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Famous-People-Classically-Trained-Banner-1600x600-1.png?resize=18%2C7&amp;ssl=1 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p><h2 class=\"vc_custom_heading\">(Surprise! They aren&#8217;t all musicians)<\/h2><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>Classical music is\u00a0<em>powerful<\/em>. It\u2019s the most effective genre for teaching the fundamentals of music and building strong technique.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Studying classical music teaches you the basics of rhythm, pitch, and timbre; instills good form; and sets you up with an understanding of music theory. Start with classical music and you\u2019ll be ready to take on any other genre.<\/p><p>But it\u2019s also an art form that has an immense\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/benefits-music-education\/\">impact outside of the realm of music<\/a><\/strong>. Through studying classical music, students learn discipline, resilience,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/how-playing-an-instrument-improves-health-wellness\/\"><strong>self-expression<\/strong><\/a>, and self-confidence. It supports\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/how-playing-instrument-makes-you-smarter\/\"><strong>brain development<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and gives you the tools to find success in whatever\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/studying-music-career-path\/\">career path<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0you pursue.<\/p><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW264153341 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264153341 BCX0\">From\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264153341 BCX0\">leaders of the United Sta<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264153341 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264153341 BCX0\">es<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264153341 BCX0\">\u00a0to Grammy-winning pop stars and the first\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264153341 BCX0\">person<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264153341 BCX0\">\u00a0on the moon,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264153341 BCX0\">you never know what people may have in common! T<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264153341 BCX0\">his list offers\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264153341 BCX0\">a mere<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264153341 BCX0\">\u00a0snapshot\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264153341 BCX0\">of\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264153341 BCX0\">successful<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264153341 BCX0\">\u00a0people who\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264153341 BCX0\">studied classical music<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264153341 BCX0\">.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW264153341 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264153341 BCX0\">Each of them\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW264153341 BCX0\">put<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW264153341 BCX0\">the perseverance<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264153341 BCX0\">, discipline, attention to detail and all that they learned from classical music study into stunning careers.<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264153341 BCX0\">Some people on the list might surprise you!<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW264153341 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div 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class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a5ce05 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a5ce05\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7bda65a\" data-id=\"7bda65a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4e6adb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d4e6adb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Tori-Amos.png.webp?fit=800%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39900\" alt=\"Tori Amos\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Tori-Amos.png.webp?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Tori-Amos.png.webp?resize=267%2C300&amp;ssl=1 267w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Tori-Amos.png.webp?resize=768%2C864&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Tori-Amos.png.webp?resize=11%2C12&amp;ssl=1 11w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0cfebb3\" data-id=\"0cfebb3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d5faff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d5faff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tori Amos<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c9e07f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c9e07f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW16388182 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW16388182 BCX0\">is a singer and songwriter whose songs focus on a broad range of culturally relevant topics.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW16388182 BCX0\">A<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW16388182 BCX0\" style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=a99dtRrsNfA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW16388182 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW16388182 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">classically trained<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW16388182 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW16388182 BCX0\">\u00a0singer<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW16388182 BCX0\">,<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW16388182 BCX0\">she\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW16388182 BCX0\">was admitted to the Peabody Institute at the age of 5.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW16388182 BCX0\">A<\/span><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW16388182 BCX0\" style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">mos <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW16388182 BCX0\" style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">believes Bach<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW16388182 BCX0\" style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">, Beethoven, and Brahms to be the Jimi Hendrix\u2019s of their time<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW16388182 BCX0\" style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW16388182 BCX0\" style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">\u2014true musical rebels!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d8fa1ca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d8fa1ca\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73451b0\" data-id=\"73451b0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7f7a87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b7f7a87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f061f98 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f061f98\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a380e56\" data-id=\"a380e56\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ac154b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0ac154b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Paul-Allen.png.webp?fit=800%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39901\" alt=\"Paul allen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Paul-Allen.png.webp?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Paul-Allen.png.webp?resize=267%2C300&amp;ssl=1 267w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Paul-Allen.png.webp?resize=768%2C864&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Paul-Allen.png.webp?resize=11%2C12&amp;ssl=1 11w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f24ff8\" data-id=\"6f24ff8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bcb08b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3bcb08b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Paul Allen<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87af25a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87af25a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW80846205 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW80846205 BCX0\">Paul Allen is one of the cofoun<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW80846205 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW80846205 BCX0\">ders of Microsoft and helped to spark the microcomputer revolution that introduced modern computing. He studied violin growing up, eventually switching <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW80846205 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW80846205 BCX0\">to electric guitar which he continued to play for the rest of his life. He praised the <\/span><\/span><strong><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW80846205 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2013\/10\/13\/opinion\/sunday\/is-music-the-key-to-success.html?_r=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW80846205 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW80846205 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">benefits of making music<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW80846205 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW80846205 BCX0\">, saying:\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart CommentHighlightPipeRest CommentHighlightRest SCXW80846205 BCX0\">\u201c[Music] reinforces your confidence in\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW80846205 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart CommentHighlightPipeRest CommentHighlightRest SCXW80846205 BCX0\">the ability to create. Something is pushing you to look beyond what currently exists and express yourself in a new way.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-82ae5fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"82ae5fe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-816ca58\" data-id=\"816ca58\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a917d35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a917d35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-311a3a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"311a3a6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11dea96\" data-id=\"11dea96\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9ee95f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d9ee95f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Neil-Armstrong.png.webp?fit=800%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39902\" alt=\"Neil armstrong\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Neil-Armstrong.png.webp?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Neil-Armstrong.png.webp?resize=267%2C300&amp;ssl=1 267w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Neil-Armstrong.png.webp?resize=768%2C864&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Neil-Armstrong.png.webp?resize=11%2C12&amp;ssl=1 11w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da40d82\" data-id=\"da40d82\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ffe0cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7ffe0cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Neil Armstrong<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d031c0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d031c0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.aarp.org\/legacy\/neil-armstrong-first-man-moon-apollo-11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-safelink=\"true\" data-linkindex=\"5\">Neil Armstrong<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26378638 BCX0\" style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">the first person to land on the moon in 1969<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26378638 BCX0\" style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">, took up the baritone horn in high school and continued playing<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26378638 BCX0\" style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">\u00a0throughout his life.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c90350 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c90350\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-97acd71\" data-id=\"97acd71\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe460c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fe460c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0c0f7e4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0c0f7e4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-176d4ef\" data-id=\"176d4ef\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52e59a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"52e59a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Awkwafina.png.webp?fit=800%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39903\" alt=\"Awkwafina\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Awkwafina.png.webp?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Awkwafina.png.webp?resize=267%2C300&amp;ssl=1 267w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Awkwafina.png.webp?resize=768%2C864&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Awkwafina.png.webp?resize=11%2C12&amp;ssl=1 11w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e0f525\" data-id=\"6e0f525\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adf5d52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"adf5d52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Awkwafina<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15a1d3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15a1d3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">Awkwafina, born Nora Lum, is a third-generation Asian American who studied classical music and jazz at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School in Queens, New York. There, she learned to play the trumpet and adopted her stage name as a rapper. Since then, Awkwafina has gone on to release music, star in film and television roles, and receive numerous awards and nominations for her work. In 2017, she received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress \u2013 Motion Picture Comedy or Musical for her performance in\u00a0<\/span><i style=\"font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">The Farewell.<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ec48103 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ec48103\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-89758d1\" data-id=\"89758d1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5992bc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5992bc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ce0b50 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ce0b50\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-338ec51\" data-id=\"338ec51\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-098102c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"098102c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Pat-Benatar.png.webp?fit=800%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39904\" alt=\"Pat benetar\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Pat-Benatar.png.webp?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Pat-Benatar.png.webp?resize=267%2C300&amp;ssl=1 267w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Pat-Benatar.png.webp?resize=768%2C864&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Pat-Benatar.png.webp?resize=11%2C12&amp;ssl=1 11w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-69a5f0a\" data-id=\"69a5f0a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8572cbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8572cbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pat Benatar<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc78be4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc78be4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW201852356 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201852356 BCX0\">Pat Benatar was a\u00a0<\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW201852356 BCX0\" style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/person\/13485%7C0\/Pat-Benatar#biography\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW201852356 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201852356 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\"><strong>coloratura<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW201852356 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201852356 BCX0\">soprano\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201852356 BCX0\">as a teen before finding success as a rock singer and songwriter, winning four Grammy\u2019s for her 80s hits like \u201cHit Me with Your Best Shot\u201d.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW201852356 BCX0\" style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c113ce3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c113ce3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ffb5dd9\" data-id=\"ffb5dd9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-852d237 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"852d237\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-805a26c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"805a26c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5db5a1\" data-id=\"b5db5a1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7586708 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7586708\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Albert-Einstein.png.webp?fit=800%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39905\" alt=\"Albert einstein\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Albert-Einstein.png.webp?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Albert-Einstein.png.webp?resize=267%2C300&amp;ssl=1 267w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Albert-Einstein.png.webp?resize=768%2C864&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Albert-Einstein.png.webp?resize=11%2C12&amp;ssl=1 11w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0ab264\" data-id=\"e0ab264\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01e5592 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"01e5592\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Albert Einstein<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a33f7e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a33f7e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW123137119 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW123137119 BCX0\">Albert Einstein is a forever-renowned physicist, and he was extremely talented at both the piano and violin.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW123137119 BCX0\">\u00a0He used to say that if he hadn\u2019t pursued science, he would have been a\u00a0<\/span><\/span><strong><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW123137119 BCX0\" style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/music\/read\/albert-einstein-10-things-you-might-not-know-about-his-love-for-music-1.5073973\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW123137119 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW123137119 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">musician<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW123137119 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW123137119 BCX0\">.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW123137119 BCX0\">\u00a0Even in science, he turned to music to help him solve problems when he got stuck.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW123137119 BCX0\" style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f6b63d8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f6b63d8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a1edff\" data-id=\"8a1edff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eb18c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4eb18c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8fb9351 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8fb9351\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1239976\" data-id=\"1239976\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79f54bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"79f54bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Benjamin-Franklin.png.webp?fit=800%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39906\" alt=\"Benjamin franklin\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Benjamin-Franklin.png.webp?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Benjamin-Franklin.png.webp?resize=267%2C300&amp;ssl=1 267w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Benjamin-Franklin.png.webp?resize=768%2C864&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Benjamin-Franklin.png.webp?resize=11%2C12&amp;ssl=1 11w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc8d7b6\" data-id=\"dc8d7b6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bd6335 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0bd6335\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Benjamin Franklin<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19ce819 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19ce819\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW163519637 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW163519637 BCX0\">One of the founding fathers of the United States,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><strong><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW163519637 BCX0\" style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wfmt.com\/2022\/03\/21\/watch-wfmt-classical-conversations-benjamin-franklin-and-music\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW163519637 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW163519637 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Benjamin Franklin<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW163519637 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW163519637 BCX0\">is often remembered as a\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW163519637 BCX0\">writer, printer, and inventor<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW163519637 BCX0\">. H<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW163519637 BCX0\">e also played the violin<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW163519637 BCX0\">, harp, and guitar and composed\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW163519637 BCX0\">chamber\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW163519637 BCX0\">music.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-34290f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"34290f1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-391561f\" data-id=\"391561f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbcb2f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bbcb2f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f8aa63 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f8aa63\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c39e86\" data-id=\"7c39e86\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53a4188 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"53a4188\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Alan-Greenspan.png.webp?fit=800%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39907\" alt=\"alan greenspan\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Alan-Greenspan.png.webp?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Alan-Greenspan.png.webp?resize=267%2C300&amp;ssl=1 267w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Alan-Greenspan.png.webp?resize=768%2C864&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Alan-Greenspan.png.webp?resize=11%2C12&amp;ssl=1 11w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a6aa56\" data-id=\"9a6aa56\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eacb9a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eacb9a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Alan Greenspan<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-131b24c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"131b24c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW28175834 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28175834 BCX0\">Alan Greenspan is an economist who served as chair of the Federal Reserve from 1987 to 2006. He studied\u00a0<\/span><\/span><strong><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW28175834 BCX0\" style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Alan-Greenspan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW28175834 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28175834 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">clarinet<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW28175834 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28175834 BCX0\">\u00a0at Juilliard and was a part of the Woody Herman band.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0fbde2f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0fbde2f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-836dc04\" data-id=\"836dc04\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3beb67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b3beb67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2202c7f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2202c7f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c74231c\" data-id=\"c74231c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b52940a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b52940a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Johnny-Greenwood.png.webp?fit=800%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39908\" alt=\"johnny greenwood\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Johnny-Greenwood.png.webp?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Johnny-Greenwood.png.webp?resize=267%2C300&amp;ssl=1 267w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Johnny-Greenwood.png.webp?resize=768%2C864&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Johnny-Greenwood.png.webp?resize=11%2C12&amp;ssl=1 11w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e89f7d3\" data-id=\"e89f7d3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1327109 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1327109\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jonny Greenwood<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ac618c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ac618c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW13020648 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW13020648 BCX0\">Jonny Greenwood is a\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW13020648 BCX0\">guitarist<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW13020648 BCX0\">and keyboardist<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW13020648 BCX0\">\u00a0of the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW13020648 BCX0\">revered\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW13020648 BCX0\">rock group Radiohead<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW13020648 BCX0\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><\/span><strong><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW13020648 BCX0\" style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/composers\/guide-jonny-greenwood-film\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW13020648 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW13020648 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">composer<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW13020648 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW13020648 BCX0\">\u00a0of film scores<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW13020648 BCX0\">.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW13020648 BCX0\">Growing up<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW13020648 BCX0\">, he played the viola and was a part of youth orchestras<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW13020648 BCX0\">\u00a0as a teen<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW13020648 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cc51292 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cc51292\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c94c3a9\" data-id=\"c94c3a9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e98451 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8e98451\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-acf51a3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"acf51a3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f47ced2\" data-id=\"f47ced2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c10ddd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8c10ddd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Elton-John.png.webp?fit=800%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39909\" alt=\"elton john during a concert\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Elton-John.png.webp?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Elton-John.png.webp?resize=267%2C300&amp;ssl=1 267w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Elton-John.png.webp?resize=768%2C864&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Elton-John.png.webp?resize=11%2C12&amp;ssl=1 11w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c888374\" data-id=\"c888374\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-057a728 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"057a728\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Elton John<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a79a0ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a79a0ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW177633323 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177633323 BCX0\">While Elton John is known for his pop and soul tunes, he spent years studying classical music during his time at London\u2019s Royal Academy of Music<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177633323 BCX0\">where he\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177633323 BCX0\">focused on\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177633323 BCX0\">the piano and sang in\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177633323 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177633323 BCX0\">he choir.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177633323 BCX0\">\u00a0He\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW177633323 BCX0\">says <\/span><\/span><strong><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW177633323 BCX0\" style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BcyfOFNAEpI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW177633323 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177633323 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">classical music<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW177633323 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177633323 BCX0\">\u00a0strongly influenced his music, advocates for the study of the art form, and funds a scholarship for eight students to attend the Royal Academy each year.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9d514a2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9d514a2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4dab959\" data-id=\"4dab959\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92a5828 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"92a5828\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dcc3a37 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dcc3a37\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3fc959c\" data-id=\"3fc959c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9653a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e9653a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Lizzo.png.webp?fit=800%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39910\" alt=\"Lizzo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Lizzo.png.webp?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Lizzo.png.webp?resize=267%2C300&amp;ssl=1 267w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Lizzo.png.webp?resize=768%2C864&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Lizzo.png.webp?resize=11%2C12&amp;ssl=1 11w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e31ac26\" data-id=\"e31ac26\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a3400e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a3400e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lizzo<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-751b39d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"751b39d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW110989419 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW110989419 BCX0\">Pop sensation and self-professed \u201cband\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW110989419 BCX0\">geek<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW110989419 BCX0\">\u201d Lizzo\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW110989419 BCX0\">began studying\u00a0<\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW110989419 BCX0\" style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3mb62QNXY0g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW110989419 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW110989419 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\"><strong>flute<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW110989419 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW110989419 BCX0\">\u00a0as a kid and\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW110989419 BCX0\">still incorporates the w<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW110989419 BCX0\">oodwind<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW110989419 BCX0\">\u00a0instrument into her performances to this day<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW110989419 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a9822f3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a9822f3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1dc3938\" data-id=\"1dc3938\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63a49fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"63a49fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-96a45d6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"96a45d6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b52a4a\" data-id=\"0b52a4a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-031c6a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"031c6a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/QAD13SVE-lI&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83394f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"83394f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Will Miller<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cfe7e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9cfe7e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW133387625 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133387625 BCX0\">Trumpet player and multi-instrumentalist Will Miller of indie folk band Whitney and experimental jazz project\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW133387625 BCX0\">Resavoir<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133387625 BCX0\">\u00a0got his start studying trumpet and learning the fundamentals of music right here at Merit School of Music.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW133387625 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-add6797 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"add6797\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a24104\" data-id=\"0a24104\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85dbc04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"85dbc04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb1b7c4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fb1b7c4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-17d4707\" data-id=\"17d4707\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e7927c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0e7927c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Tito-Puente.png.webp?fit=800%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39911\" alt=\"Tito puente\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Tito-Puente.png.webp?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Tito-Puente.png.webp?resize=267%2C300&amp;ssl=1 267w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Tito-Puente.png.webp?resize=768%2C864&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Tito-Puente.png.webp?resize=11%2C12&amp;ssl=1 11w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-101ace1\" data-id=\"101ace1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf2126e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cf2126e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tito Puente<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-651b3be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"651b3be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW209802046 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209802046 BCX0\">Tito Puente\u2014often referred to as \u201cThe King of Latin Music\u201d\u2014<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209802046 BCX0\">is best known for his cha-cha hits like \u201c\u2018Oye\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW209802046 BCX0\">C\u00f3mo<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW209802046 BCX0\">Va<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209802046 BCX0\">\u201d<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209802046 BCX0\">\u00a0and \u201cRan Kan\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW209802046 BCX0\">Kan<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209802046 BCX0\">\u201d<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209802046 BCX0\">\u00a0that helped to bring Latin American music into the mainstream<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209802046 BCX0\">. Puente started piano lessons at seven years old<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209802046 BCX0\">, played saxophone\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209802046 BCX0\">for his ship\u2019s band during his time in the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209802046 BCX0\">US Navy, and studied conducting, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209802046 BCX0\">orchestration<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209802046 BCX0\">, and music theory at Juilliar<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209802046 BCX0\">d.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-131fe07 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"131fe07\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b1c7c7\" data-id=\"0b1c7c7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-033e203 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"033e203\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-009f95b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"009f95b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8745e17\" data-id=\"8745e17\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8e1669 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"c8e1669\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/T4C-VuqubFM&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c51998 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c51998\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Condoleezza Rice<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-381cdef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"381cdef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW180060311 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180060311 BCX0\">Condoleezza Rice<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"TextRun SCXW180060311 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180060311 BCX0\">was the first\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180060311 BCX0\">Black\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180060311 BCX0\">female Secretary of State and the first woman to serve as the National Security Advisor<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180060311 BCX0\">.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180060311 BCX0\">Although\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180060311 BCX0\">she ended up majoring in political science, s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180060311 BCX0\">he<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180060311 BCX0\">\u00a0originally went to college with the goal of being a concert pianist.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180060311 BCX0\">\u00a0Throughout her career, she\u2019s relied on classical music to center herself and unwind.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW180060311 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ccf460a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ccf460a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-998546d\" data-id=\"998546d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1485f68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1485f68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ec1d1a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ec1d1a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be7320a\" data-id=\"be7320a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62dbc10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"62dbc10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/nnRr8hHVxQM&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a12cfcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a12cfcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nina Simone<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b84bbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b84bbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nina Simone was a prolific musician and civil rights activist whose music spanned genres including blues, jazz, R&amp;B, folk, and pop. She began learning piano at a young age, going on to study classical music at Juilliard.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8808d39 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8808d39\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be85558\" data-id=\"be85558\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aeed3b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"aeed3b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7fcea52 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7fcea52\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d36241d\" data-id=\"d36241d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d747a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8d747a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Steven-Spielberg.png.webp?fit=800%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39912\" alt=\"Steven Spielberg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Steven-Spielberg.png.webp?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Steven-Spielberg.png.webp?resize=267%2C300&amp;ssl=1 267w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Steven-Spielberg.png.webp?resize=768%2C864&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Steven-Spielberg.png.webp?resize=11%2C12&amp;ssl=1 11w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d55ac0\" data-id=\"5d55ac0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56536b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"56536b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Steven Spielberg<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-996fe52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"996fe52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW53154888 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW53154888 BCX0\">Prolific film director Steven Spielberg played the\u00a0<\/span><\/span><strong><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW53154888 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.classicfm.com\/composers\/williams\/steven-spielberg-clarinet-jaws\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW53154888 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW53154888 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">clarinet<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW53154888 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW53154888 BCX0\">\u00a0in his grade school and high school band.\u202f<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW53154888 BCX0\">Spielberg<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW53154888 BCX0\">\u00a0worked closely with\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW53154888 BCX0\">composer\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW53154888 BCX0\">John Williams on many of the scores for\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW53154888 BCX0\">his<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW53154888 BCX0\">\u00a0films and even made a cameo playing the clarinet in\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW53154888 BCX0\">the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart CommentHighlightPipeRest CommentHighlightRest SCXW53154888 BCX0\">orchestra<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW53154888 BCX0\">for\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW53154888 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW53154888 BCX0\">Jaws<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW53154888 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW53154888 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb08e25 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fb08e25\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d8af0a4\" data-id=\"d8af0a4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d66f2de elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d66f2de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27f780e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27f780e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-029d6bf\" data-id=\"029d6bf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06d5564 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"06d5564\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Zedd.png.webp?fit=800%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39913\" alt=\"Zedd\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Zedd.png.webp?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Zedd.png.webp?resize=267%2C300&amp;ssl=1 267w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Zedd.png.webp?resize=768%2C864&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Zedd.png.webp?resize=11%2C12&amp;ssl=1 11w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec9a7bd\" data-id=\"ec9a7bd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-896bdec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"896bdec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Zedd<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6d01d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6d01d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW57621973 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW57621973 BCX0\">World-famous\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW57621973 BCX0\">DJ and record producer<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW57621973 BCX0\">\u00a0Zedd\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW57621973 BCX0\">started receiving a classical education\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW57621973 BCX0\">o<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW57621973 BCX0\">n the piano at age\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW57621973 BCX0\">four<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW57621973 BCX0\">.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW57621973 BCX0\">\u00a0He<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW57621973 BCX0\">\u00a0recently\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW57621973 BCX0\">worked with a\u00a0<\/span><\/span><strong><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW57621973 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/eNJ-jb5YqnI?t=830\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW57621973 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW57621973 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">50-piece orchestra<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW57621973 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW57621973 BCX0\">\u00a0to perform his electronic music live.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8cefbf5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default 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