In senior year of college (2025-2026), I wrote an original composition of Laufey's "Lover Girl" for my a cappella group, Vocalicious. Written in Musescore 4, I transcribed and adapted the song from the video into an SATB arrangement. The song was later performed during the SCU A Cappella Winter 2025 concert, and was a great success.
Lover Girl Master Transcription
Lover Girl Musescore 4 Playback
Winter Concert Performance
For about 3 years, I took piano lessons through MPMA, the Mid-Peninnsula Music Academy. I had two teachers, Lukáš Janata and Michael Kropf, both of which were instrumental in helping me increase my skill in piano playing, reading, and compositions.
My first main project involved creating a group of four miniatures to be played by a English horn and Oboe duo. Titled "Bluer Oceans", I took inspiration from my favorite soundtracks. For example, the piece "Field" was heavily inspired by the ambient "Field - Day" track from The Legend of Zelda : Breath of the Wild. Other pieces in this collection were originally made around certain prompted themes from my teacher, before being adapted into the overall collection.
Piano Suite No.1 Op.2 is similar to Bluer Oceans in that it contains several later adapted pieces. Although there are only 3 pieces in this suite, "Jagged Mountains" is an especially long piece which the previous 2 pieces build up to. Drawing from experience with Bluer Oceans, I improved the consistency between pieces to focus more on the overall feeling of the pieces combined. The title page was an aspect I especially focused on—the presentation shaping the listening experience of the pieces themselves. This piece was later performed and recorded by pianist Forrest Howell, a friend of my 2nd teacher, Michael.
Field
Lydian Melody
Falling
Waves
Protector
Fearless Rain
Jagged Mountains
Frantic Melody
Height — The Boss
Electric Guitar / Piano Melody
Dual Instrument Composition