Yo-Yo Ma

Yo-Yo Ma Yo-Yo Ma is a Chinese American cellist. He was born October 7, 1955 in Paris, France. He was a child prodigy, and after studying many instruments Ma chose the cello. He began performing at the age of four and a half. At the age of seven his family moved to New York where he attended the Juilliard School. At sixteen he enrolled at Harvard University. He graduated in 1976 with a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts. Yo-Yo Ma’s performing career has no boundaries. He has performed with the world’s

our lives rely on art in all its forms. Those who see the value of the Arts strive to keep music, drama and art within the educational system and encourage children to further explore outside of school. Yo Yo Ma, a famous child cellist prodigy, started performing at the age of five. Because Ma himself was a child prodigy, he has acquired very strong beliefs about children being able to explore the arts and especially

In his lifetime ma has performed at some high status such as New York Philharmonic's tribute to the 100th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty, received a numerous amount of award, He performed John Williams' "Air and Simple Gifts" at the inauguration ceremony for Barack Obama on January 20, 2009, On August 29, 2009, Ma performed at the funeral mass for Senator Edward M. Kennedy etc. In the video which I watched, Yo-yo Ma was playing the first movement of Edward Elgar's

The Silk Road Ensemble was started by the cellist Yo-Yo Ma in 1998, to promote collaboration amongst artists and institutions, promoting multicultural artistic exchange, and studying the ebb and flow of ideas. The project was first inspired by the cultural traditions of the historical Silk Road, and now encompasses a number of artistic, cultural and educational programs focused on connecting people and ideas from around the world. The ensemble has been described as an "arts and educational organization

It is okay to have a different view of knowledge. It is also okay to think one subject should be taught more then another subject. In Yo-Yo Ma and Ethan Watters essays, they both talked about different subjects they feel should be taught more heavily in our school systems. While Ma focused more on the arts and music, Watters focused on the science portion of education. Both had different views and reasons they felt their subject should be taught more. Neither are wrong and they both viewed their

but also taking into consideration of the more human side to things: emotion. With a student being more emotionally prepared to take on any task, it helps a student judge what is best for themselves in their routine of study. In “Necessary Edges” Yo-Yo Ma says how “we are also aware that wise and balanced judgment results from integrating the critical and empathetic, taking emotions as well as reason into account” (258). If the education system incorporates arts into the system then students could

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Efficacy of fitness testing protocols in predicting competitive football match performance Subjects In this study, we will consider Total Distance Covered (TDC) in a Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test, Level 1 (YYIRTL1) and match performance for outfield players (defenders, midfielders, attackers) in male soccer. C1 Goalkeepers have shown a different set of physical characteristics compared to outfield players (heavier, taller and a lower peak O2 uptake). C1 Outfield players show only minor differences

alike, and even their artists themselves seem completely different to each other. Thus comparing Yo-Yo Ma, a world-class cellist, and Justin Bieber, a world famous pop singer, makes us imagine that they have no common attributes at all. However, once you look closely, you will find that they are much more similar than they appear to be. Yo-Yo Ma and Justin Bieber both showed talent at a young age. Ma was called a "child prodigy" and began performing the cello at official concerts by the age of five

However there is one main thing that really change’s the world and can make it better, and that is art. Art is so important to the world. It is deeper than just drawings, and paintings it can really helps in the world in a lot of different ways. Yo-Yo Ma and Ethan Watters provide some good ideas and good examples, on how it has an effective impact on the world, and how it can shape a culture. One of the many ways art makes the world a better place is because it makes things flavorful rather than