Freshman Kaila Chen: Cheerleading Cheerleading’s complex choreographies can stir worries about stumbles, memory blanks and potential errors. Freshman Kaila Chen calms her pregame nerves by listening to her favorite songs. It can get stressful at times, and everyone has nerves,” Chen said. “So...

When the final scraps of turkey and stuffing leftovers are eaten, a new season commences: the holiday season. As many begin preparing for the winter holidays, an array of holiday hits and timeless classics plays on car radios and in malls as people go about their holiday shopping. At Gunn, holiday...

Beabadobee British indie-rock singer and songwriter Beatrice Kristi Laus—known by her stage name, Beabadoobee—has so far released two acclaimed studio albums: 2020’s “Fake it Flowers” and 2022’s “Beatopia.” Born in the Philippines, Laus moved to London at the age of three and quickly...

Since she was young, playing and creating music have come naturally to senior Ankitha Raman. As her love for the art has grown, she has developed her skills and formed a new way of expressing her passion for music: writing her own songs. Thanks to her father, Raman’s love for playing instruments...

Before she starts playing the guzheng, junior Hannah Qiu closes her eyes to encompass herself in the mindset of the composer. For Qiu, playing the guzheng—a 21-stringed traditional Chinese instrument—isn’t solely about mastering the technique, but about connecting with her Chinese culture and...

In middle school, senior Saman de Silva never thought of himself as an artist. Instead, de Silva identified more with his academic interests. That all changed when he discovered classical singing in the summer after eighth grade. Classical singing encompasses both art song and opera. De Silva explained...

Singer-songwriter sophomore Mariam Kubursi began singing when she was three years old. She quickly found a passion for it and started writing her own lyrics during the early stages of the pandemic. On most occasions, the lyrics come randomly to Kubursi while washing the dishes or even in the middle...

It’s not uncommon to ask someone what kind of music they listen to and receive the answer, “I like all types of music...except country!” Hating country music has become so commonplace that the anti-country talking points are recycled to the point of being cliché. A common critique of country...

“It’s dying, Mia. It’s dying on the vine. And the world says, ‘Let it die. It had its time.’ Well, not on my watch.” This quotation about jazz is from the iconic movie “La La Land.” This was my first introduction to jazz and its history, and since then, jazz has been one of my favorite...

In a time of isolation, people need something to connect with others. For many, that connection comes in the unexpected form of sea shanties. Sea shanties are a subgenre of folk music that were originally created to accompany the repetitive work seamen faced. All the workers on one ship would...

Indie pop combines contrasting instrumentals with a wide variety of lyrical styles while still including elements of mainstream pop music. The genre started off as a way for bands to create their own albums without having to sign a studio contract. At the time of its creation, indie music was unusual,...