Japan is well-known for

suicides partly because of its feudal samurai warrior tradition of

seppuku, a form of Japanese ritual suicide by disembowelment

as a way to uphold one’s honor rather than fall into the hands of

the enemy (Gilhooly, 2011).

This is a great to possible put background information and talk about how suicide has been a part of Japanese culture for a while. And also talk about Japanese history.

This is so sad, and relatable. Music is a constant struggle and you're never going to be perfect but with such a prestigious group you have to be impeccable.

I can understand this, when I was deciding whether i wanted to be a music educator or not a big thing that was pushing me to be one, is casting musicals and plays. I find the process very interesting. Although I know from auditioning it can be mortifying especially is you have a lot on the line such as he does.

I can totally relate to this feeling, after auditioning so many times throughout high school, but definitely not to this effect.

That's a really deep and strong point, I've never thought of the emotions behind conducting until this moment, and it all seems to make a bit more sense.

When I went to a conducting class, every move requires so much thought and precision and I remember just going through the different motions and when we got back to the school we would take turns conducting a piece.

Well put together with an interesting topic and visuals!