Anime Piano Music Research Project
During the 2023 to 2024 school year, I conducted an independent study research project on Anime Piano Music for TMU499. This website features a summary of my findings and brief passages from my paper. Some topics have been skipped and heavily summarized. For the full list of citations and sources, I encourage any interested individuals to read my full paper.
Research Focus
The focus of my research centres around Anime Music, Anime Piano Music, and the arrangements of Animenz. Several parallels were drawn between these phenomena and classical music history. Questions surrounding the potential of responsive piano pedagogy and possible new performance practices were also explored. This project involved the collaboration of members of the Piano Faculty and the Ethics Review Board at the University of Toronto.
About
My name is Steven Zhai
Steven Zhai is a classically trained pianist from the city of Markham Ontario. He won the 2019 Royal Conservatory of Music Gold Medal for level 9 piano which propelled his musical journey forward. A recipient of the Jean A. Chalmers, Anna Margaret Wallace & William Alexander McCoy, and recently the Swee Kim Ang Memorial scholarships, Steven proved his dedication to the performing arts and used these awards to help further his studies.
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