Amy Beach and the Rainbow Inside the Piano

What You'll Learn

• Learn what synesthesia is — a special way some people's brains work where sounds can create colors, and colors can create sounds, all mixed together like magic
• Discover how Amy Beach became the first major American woman to compose large orchestral and choral works — opening doors that had been closed for centuries
• Understand what a Mass is in music — a special type of composition like a cathedral made of sound, with different 'rooms' that have Latin names like Kyrie and Gloria
• Learn how determination and self-teaching can overcome barriers — Amy taught herself orchestration by translating French textbooks with a dictionary
• Experience how music can express emotions that words cannot — from the silver-blue sadness of the Kyrie to the golden triumph of the Gloria