Comments on: The Classical Musician’s Paradigm Shift https://musedialogue.org A journal for contemplation and discussion of the arts Sun, 29 Dec 2013 14:34:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Jonas https://musedialogue.org/latest-issue/vol-2-the-path-of-new-musicians/the-classical-musicians-paradigm-shift/#comment-4105 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:43:57 +0000 https://musedialogue.org/?page_id=1794#comment-4105 Great piece and I wholeheartedly agree. Another aspect of it, however, is how narrow the educational spectrum is seen at most colleges and universities. Even in education departments or schools of education, there is a massive emphasis in school-based learning. But so much arts education happens outside of the school building and outside of school hours–we do fantastic work in after school programs; in concert hall, rehearsal, or gallery spaces; in private studios, or even virtually!

If the goal an “education” class is actually centered on how to communicate and pique and nurture the natural curiosity of others–if that can be our midset in education classes instead of merely classroom pedagogy–then I think more artists, who (almost) always desire to have a real connection with audience members, would be quite attracted to that sort of coursework.

]]> By: bigterguy https://musedialogue.org/latest-issue/vol-2-the-path-of-new-musicians/the-classical-musicians-paradigm-shift/#comment-3456 Sat, 16 Feb 2013 21:59:56 +0000 https://musedialogue.org/?page_id=1794#comment-3456 Great post. The ‘marketing’ problem of classical music is not so different from other things. People like music (and art) that is familiar. Those scores always draw the best crowds at symphony performances (William Tell Overture, Thus Spake Zarathustra, 1812 Overture, etc)

Building an audience of classical music fans must begin early in life – whether in school or other venues..That’s why so many companies market to children; they become Coke or whatever fans for life. There was a day when the background of many TV programs, particularly cartoons, was classical music. Ren and Stimpy alone carried on this tradition in recent times.

It would be a great benefit to have classical music played more widely in public spaces and studied in schools.

Here is an interesting paper on the use of classical in cartoons:
http://athenaeum.libs.uga.edu/bitstream/handle/10724/8924/miller_paul_200605_ma.pdf?sequence=1

-Melanie’s Dad

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