Anh-Thư G. Phan — Music Educator • Researcher • EdTech Creator • Cultural Specialist

How Anh-Thư Thinks

First Principles Thinking

Humans share 99.9% of their DNA. Same ingredients, endless recipes. She studies the universal building blocks that combine into infinite human expression.

Sound

Acoustic Units

Frequency — Hz, cents

Duration — ms, beats

Amplitude — dB, dynamics

Timbre — harmonics, formants

Language

Phonetic Units

Consonants — place, manner

Vowels — height, backness

Tones — contour, register

Prosody — stress, intonation

Apps

Building Units

Logic — conditions, loops

Structure — components, hierarchy

Data — inputs, outputs

Iteration — prototype, refine

Life

Awareness Units

Presence — this moment, awareness

Attachment — craving, aversion

Release — letting go, acceptance

Practice — intention, action

Anh-Thư grew up between two musical worlds—the fixed keys of the piano and the bending strings of the đàn tranh. That in-between space became her home. Now she builds tools that live there too. She can't bridge everything—but she tries. 13 apps, 2 books, 5 courses, each narrowing one small gap: Vietnamese tuning for Western ears, sound made visible, pathways welcoming beginners into deep traditions.