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Music and Art

Volume XVII, Number II

A universal language, a tool for change, a social mirror, a bridge between worlds. Art and music are all around us, connecting us with each other and ourselves in a vital human experience. Embrace creativity and imagine the beautiful possibilities of expression alongside KidSpirit writers and artists this season.

Cover Artwork: Avishi Gurnani, age 12

The Big Question

The Transcendence of Art

by Xiaoxiao Chen
Are art and music truly universal, or are they bound by cultural and linguistic barriers?
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Features

Mind on Music: How Music Affects the Human Brain

by Lily Wang and Isabel Zhang

Music’s influence extends far beyond simple enjoyment.

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Features

The Intrinsic Artistic Desire of Humans

by Dylan Zhang

The impulse to create, to make something out of nothing, seems to be deeply embedded in our species. But why?

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Fiction

An Impossible Musician

by Adriana Villalba Roldán
Fiction

Yaurp Di Daurp

by Sophia Shakourifar
Fiction

The Contest

by Iván Delgado
Fiction

The Blind Piano Man

by Lyla Cheary
Fiction

A Sister’s Symphony

by Zoe Nhyira Maison
Awesome Moments

How the Music Floating in from the Window Changed My Life

by Satya A.S.
Awesome Moments

Art in The Kitchen

by Yevhenia Vasylchyshyna
Awesome Moments

Click, Processed, Stored

by Amy Bai
Helping Hands

Striking Chords Through Words

by Varshini Arunachalam
Interfaith Connections

The Significance Of Music And Art In Islam

by Muhammad Shaheryar Khan
Interfaith Connections

The Beauty of Music and Art

by Jewel Yang
Media

A Review of Wings in the Wild

by Siddhant Raj

Poetry

Where There Is Music

by Cléa-Rose Deschanel-Pathman

If there is light, filtering through the snowy branches,
Then surely there is music. Follow it through to the awning.
Everything here has been waiting for you since your ancestors
Broke the quiet dawn over fire, revealing that element
That makes things heavy in the presence of light;

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Rhythm in Strokes

by Sarah Alhisa

Music All the Time

by Oleksandr Herasymchuk

Winter’s Silhouette

by Konrad Tittel

Reflections and Echoes

by Aangi Shah

Three Little Cats

by Lucie Bernard

Six Thirty

by Fiorella Alfonso

When Music Meets Art

by Kaleen Farraj

I Just Want to Write

by Jillian Cheary

In the Silence of the Night

by Penneliah S. Victor

PerSpectives

Art Is Good for You (and Your Brain)!

by Susan Magsamen
Music and the arts can help us thrive and flourish in the midst of challenging circumstances, no matter our age or level of talent.
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