Anika Paulson: How I found myself through music
Anika Paulson: Hoe ik mezelf vond door muziek
Anika Paulson’s love for music permeates her understanding of herself, her surroundings and the mysteries that make up the smallest and biggest parts of life. Full bio
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voor me geweest.
a big part of my life.
uit verre landen en andere levens.
countries and lifetimes away.
de mensen met wie je speelt,
you're playing with,
als ik verdrietig ben,
als ik gestrest ben,
en maak, muziek.
middelbare school begon,
van mijn identiteit.
muziekevenement.
musical fine arts event.
tot wie ik was,
ik me thuis voelde.
this thing with rhythms.
the hallways of my school
ritmes op mijn been tikte
on my leg with my hands,
fijn vond,
of the rhythm --
zoals theorie en geschiedenis.
like theory and history.
gewoon naar een liedje luisterden,
just listened to a song,
dat 'ritmische dictatie' heet,
called "rhythmic dictation,"
an amount of measures
de juiste rusten en noten.
with the proper rests and notes.
hoefde toe te voegen.
and harmonies to play on top of.
en samenklanken kunnen spelen.
wat te doen en koers te houden,
what to do and to stay on track,
in je leven creëert
a harmonic structure in your life
akkoorden en patronen.
chords and patterns.
soms vond ik het geweldig,
sometimes I loved it and it was great,
omgeving was gehaald,
of my natural environment,
mezelf te structureren,
to structure myself,
andere klanken te horen.
all these other sounds.
van hen begon te lijken.
to sound like theirs.
in mijn leven om te gaan.
with the changes in my life.
tussen muziek en leven.
between music and life.
it allows us to escape it.
aan laten ontsnappen.
that lives inside of you.
wordt erdoor gecreëerd.
gedirigeerd door muziek,
van wat we zijn
ook interessant.
an interest of mine.
between the two --
in zijn simpelste vorm, is dit:
at its simplest form, is this:
neutronen en elektronen,
and neutrons and electrons,
uit kleine opgerolde snaren,
of little coiled strings,
maken alles tot wat het is.
that make everything what it is.
'The Universe in a Nutshell'
"The Universe in a Nutshell,"
en de twee kernkrachten --
and the two strong forces --
verklaart hij de natuurkunde
to explain physics
tussen deze snaren;
between these strings;
die je op deze snaren kunt spelen;
you can play on these strings;
een 'symfonie van snaren" is.
is a "symphony of strings."
en alles wat we weten.
and everything we know.
en houden ons bijeen.
and they hold us together.
van het universum.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Anika Paulson - Student, musicianAnika Paulson’s love for music permeates her understanding of herself, her surroundings and the mysteries that make up the smallest and biggest parts of life.
Why you should listen
Anika Paulson's escape is always music. A self-proclaimed nervous Minnesotan, music is the measure of her life's tempo. There's no doubt that whatever Paulson decides to do, she will use the power and metaphor of music to guide her future. After all, according to Paulson, whether it's friendships or string theory, everything is music.
Paulson studies biology at the University of Minnesota Morris. In December 2016, she was one of 18 students from around the world selected to speak at the first-ever TED-Ed Weekend at TED's headquarters in New York City. She then had the honor of presenting her talk at TED 2017 in Vancouver.
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