Christine Kharazian is an accomplished concert violinist whose artistry bridges classical, traditional, and jazz music. Originally from Armenia, she trained at the Tchaikovsky Advanced School of Music and the Komitas State Conservatory in Yerevan. Early in her career, she performed as a first violinist with the Armenian National Opera Symphony and as a featured soloist with the Sharakan Ensemble of Ancient and Medieval Music of Armenian TV and Radio. Her mentors, Professors Edward Dayan and Hrachia Harutunyan, were direct pupils of legendary violinists David Oistrakh and Leonid Kogan.
Teaching the Music of Language: 3rd grade poetry writing
Teaching the Music of Language integrates musical expression with student reading and writing. The "Five Senses Remembering" poetry structure invites students to write for all five types of sensory images and make word choices that emphasize alliteration, assonance, and consonance. After students finish writing, they "Word Paint" their poem with vocal expression. Finally, students perform their own work.
Teaching the Music of Language: 4th grade poetry writing
Teaching the Music of Language integrates the rhythm and fluency of music with student reading and writing. In this video you'll watch 4th graders explore the use of repetition, rhythm, and phrasing in writing. First, students brainstorm, draft, edit, revise, and publish their poem. Then, students set their poems with vocal expression using Word Painting. Finally, students perform their own work.
Moving Through Math IN THE NEWS!
CBS news story featuring Moving Through Math. Watch how students and teachers make powerful connections between pattern in music & movement and patterns in mathematics!
No, I Know Podcast Live Show
This video shares what we can offer venues for live shows.
Medium: Live Show
Year: 2023
Details: 4 minutes
Sample Sound Bath for Senior Living Facilities
A 2 minute commercial to get a feel for what a sound bath is like and why it is so nice.
Medium: Music Video/Performance Art1`
Year: 2023
Details: 2 minutes
At 70 years of age I continue to pursue the folk idiom by performing (open mic) and writing constantly. I'd still like to be part of a small record label, if the opportunity presents.
Just a Song at Twilight
An intimate theatre piece presented in the manner of the time, in the costume of the period, and in the context of the age, JUST A SONG AT TWILIGHT traces the life of a Victorian woman and the era which affected her.
Details: 7:30
By George! By Ira! BY GERSHWIN!
Celebrate the genius of George Gershwin! With the classic Rhapsody in Blue, rhythmic ragtimes, sophisticated melodies, brother Ira’s clever lyrics, and masterpiece Porgy and Bess, GERSHWIN-BY GEORGE! captures the Gershwin spirit--vibrant, brash, bold, and uniquely American. A dramatic narrative and spectacular visual images tell the compelling story of Gershwin’s rise to fame: his childhood as the son of poor Jewish immigrant parents, his early years on Tin Pan Alley spent in the smoky speakeasies of Harlem, his successes on Broadway, and his history-making concert performances. This all-Gershwin extravaganza written and performed by Carolyn Black-Sotir features an eclectic and stellar ensemble of classical and jazz musicians.
Details: 4:33