Dr Matt's Newsletter Brief Update: Reminder about Children's Health Defense talk March 21st, a rally at the Supreme Court March 18th, and a modern "Child Mozart".
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Dr Matt's Newsletter Brief Update: Reminder about Children's Health Defense talk March 21st, a rally at the Supreme Court March 18th, and a modern "Child Mozart".
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Dr Matt's Newsletter Brief Update: Reminder about Children's Health Defense talk March 21st, a rally at the Supreme Court March 18th, and a modern "Child Mozart".
I am preparing one of my rather long-winded newsletters, and wanted to send a shorter “update” with a reminder about two upcoming local events: a rally at the Supreme Court on Monday March 18th and a talk on homeopathy at the Children’s Health Defense roundtable on Thursday, March 21st.
I also was introduced this past week to an incredible musical story of a child born in 2005 with gifts that are difficult to believe. While you read on you can enjoy a movement from her piano concerto which she composed between the ages of 10 and 11. This may seem young, but her first classical composition was actually at age five, and she did not have an ambitious musician parent driving her on like Mozart and Beethoven did. A video documentary about her from 2017 is linked at the end.
Alma Deutscher: Piano Concerto in E flat Minor - slow movement
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The long-winded post which I am preparing begins with Thich Nhat Hanh’s lessons from the Vietnam war about how we can all work for Peace: starting within ourselves. From there one can then work outwards to family, friends, neighbors, and eventually to the national level to help prevent and resolve even deep differences.
Needless to say, having inner peace and outer peace is a bit easier said than done. You can see why it is taking me a while to get the ideas into shape…
His discussion of the Vietnam war, where many of his friends, fellow monks, and family were killed, reflects directly to the current conflicts between Ukraine and Russia and in the Middle East between Israel and Palestine, and to our current presidential election.
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Yours Truly, One moment at a time.
Matt Irwin
Local event #1: a reminder about the presentation by two homeopathic physicians on Thursday, March 21st, at the Children’s health Defense Round Table in DC.
Ioana Razi MD and David Wember MD will be speaking at the Children’s Health Defense meeting on Thursday March 21st at 10am in Washington DC at the Busboys and Poets, 450 K St. NW. There is limited space, so if you can make it please reach out to Noelle Callahan at noelle.callahan@childrenshealthdefense.org
Local event #2: Rally at the Supreme Court Monday, March 18th regarding the landmark case of government censorship and its ongoing efforts to suppress “misinformation, disinformation, and mal-information”.
Here are links to the CHD webpage describing the event, and to a video discussion about the case.The rally begins at 9am at 1 First Street, NE. CHD President Mary Holland, Pierre Kory, M.D., Paul Marik, M.D., and Del Bigtree are among the speakers.
Although I have patients in the morning that day, as usual, I was able to arrange space in the afternoon and plan to arrive at around 1 pm. Please come say hello if you see me there.
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Music of the Week: Modern Musical Genius Alma Deutscher
What would you think of a child who by age three could already read music proficiently, before she could even read words? How about composing a high quality classical piano sonata at age 5, and a full length opera by age 10?
I was introduced to her story just a few days ago. Alma is now age 19, living, performing, and composing in Vienna, Austria. I am hoping she will safely navigate the currents of life.
She has been compared to Mozart because of her musical style and early gifts. Another similarity is that for her, making music is like playing in a playground. A big difference is that she does not have a musician parent driving her on. This is perhaps why she does not have the extreme technical ability Mozart did, and instead has “just the right amount” to play the pieces she composes.
Child prodigies, whether musical or otherwise, often have increased challenges while going through the normal stages of life, stages that are also rather difficult for the rest of us. Many years ago I saw a news special about a boy who graduated from college at age 11. Nine years later they did another short update, when he was 20 years old. Guess where he was? Back in college as an undergraduate, getting B's and C's! He had joined a fraternity and was having a lot more social interaction - i.e. having a lot more fun - and did not want anyone to know about his prior college experience. :-)
Making of an Opera: Finding Cinderella by Alma Deutscher. BBC Documentary from 2017