Music is part of our everyday life, and has been since the dawn of humanity. In our contemporary society, although we might not notice it, our view of music has changed on the most fundamental level. Through four pieces of music performed by a live band, Zheng will guide the audience through changing perspectives of musical harmony. Zheng Yang (Garma Simha) is a grade 12 student at Brentwood College School from Kham, Tibet. Aside from the rigorous works of academics in Brentwood, Zheng likes to spend his free time exploring and experimenting with all genres of music, on all sorts of instruments. He loves performing and jamming with friends. As a band leader, he organizes music performances around the campus and is often recognized as ‘The Bass Guy.’ While he enjoys his role as the permanent bassist of Brentwood, he is very jealous of musicians who have the freedom to escape the constant playing of root notes… This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx