Rhapsody the Podcast
Rhapsody is a Hopewell Valley Central High School student-run music theory podcast that is supported their teacher David Schwartzer.
Episode Features:
- Deep Dive - An in depth analysis on one song from one artist
- Head to Head - The ultimate comparing of two songs
- Copycat - Comparing an original song to a Cover
- Sample the Sample - Analyzing samples of our favorite hits
- Connect the Dots - Connecting musical themes between artists
Recent Podcast Episodes
Album Review – Metallica’s Kill ‘Em All
Episode 18 of our Rhapsody Podcast is an album review, where I’ll be reviewing Metallica’s first album, Kill ‘Em All.
Deep Dive: Compromising with Depression: Lemon Boy by Cavetown
Today’s episode is a deep dive on Lemon Boy, by Cavetown, and will discuss how Cavetown uses this song to make a commentary on mental health issues.
Composer’s Corner: Former Happiness: Mood Explained By Music Theory
Today’s episode is a Composer’s Corner and will focus on the theme of my piece, Former Happiness.
Album Review: Your City Gave me Asthma
This episode is an Album Review and will Go over the album¨Your City Gave me Asthma¨.
Deep Dive: Cross Examination – Kabuki Girl
Today’s episode is a Deep Dive and will talk about Kabuki Girl and it’s music theory.
Deep Dive: Jimi Hendrix
Today’s episode is a Deep Dive and will dive into the artist Jimi Hendrix, focusing on his influences both musically and culturally, and his discography during his lifetime.
Recent Rhapsody Blog Posts
Architectural Unity by Kyla Machinga
I took this photo in Frankfurt, Germany along with many other photos of architecture. In this specific photo, I thought the contrast in the color of the building against the sky was very interesting, especially because orange and blue are complimentary.
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Apollo with the Cherubs by Tatiana Correa
I saw this at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. As someone who is a big fan of drawing and viewing old art this painting was really breathtaking to me. It was painted on the ceiling of a Victorian styled room. It was truly a sight to behold.
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Fall Trees by Neha Taneja
My photo was taken in my neighborhood. I love how trees look in the fall because the color of the leaves are always pretty. The trees in my neighborhood represented that, so I wanted to take a photo of it.
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Winter Trees by Adriana Xec-Gonzalez
I took this picture at the Hopewell Borough Park. I took some pictures of the trees while I was walking though the trail.
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Colonnade by Megan MacDonald
I took this photo of this Colonnade at the Princeton Battlefield. It was a cloudy day but I caught this when the sun broke through.
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Cold Snap by Leo Huang
It was really quiet on a Saturday morning and I was walking back from someone’s house a couple of years ago. It had snowed through the early morning and no one had shoveled the streets yet. I wanted to capture something that was a reminder to the endless view of white.
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