Uploaded August 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
In Episode 3, program instructors Olivia Doig and Aasha Francis speak with guest artists Leah Dexter and CW Allen.
Topics explored this week: Why do certain pieces of music make you feel a certain way? And, how can you use musical devices to convey emotion?
Enjoy our featured artists’ responses and then explore this yourself! This week, we are asking you to pick a photograph and create a ‘soundtrack’ to it. You can use music you write, or music that has already been written. And share with us your reason for each piece you select!
See bonus content for Leah and CW’s full interviews!
In Episode 3, program instructors Olivia Doig and Aasha Francis speak with guest artists Leah Dexter and CW Allen.
Topics explored this week: Why do certain pieces of music make you feel a certain way? And, how can you use musical devices to convey emotion?
Enjoy our featured artists’ responses and then explore this yourself! This week, we are asking you to pick a photograph and create a ‘soundtrack’ to it. You can use music you write, or music that has already been written. And share with us your reason for each piece you select!
See bonus content for Leah and CW’s full interviews!









![many aches (Paul Novak/Parker Scheu)
many aches [subtitles in closed captions; full poem in the description below]
Composer: Paul Novak
Poet: Parker Scheu
Performers: Hailey Cohen, mezzo-soprano; Florence Mak, piano
Commissioned by Lynx Project for the 2022-2023 Amplify Series.
Presented by Classical Music Chicago for the Rush Hour Concerts series
Recorded live at St. James Cathedral, Chicago, IL.
If you are interested in performing this work, please contact Paul Novak at https://www.paulnovakmusic.com/
www.lynxproject.org
Reality
Waves of light beam within
The sound of water dripping
I am here; content
Melting into my bed
Swallow me whole
Water dripping
Light waves beaming
Peace
Let me go
I’m suffocating
It’s too loud
I don’t want to get wet
My lamp is too bright
My front tooth aches
The hairs on my right arm sting
I taste strawberries
Im stuck
This is agony
My senses deceive me
I just want peace.
- Parker Scheu many aches (Paul Novak/Parker Scheu)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/WNP9N6HXb1U/mqdefault.jpg)
