About teaching to "love" classical music ... I was so glad that I was "made" to
sit through hours of performances at National Music Camp in Michigan years ago.
In fact, being a giggler, another camper gave me a good tip. She told me to
count all the letters in the program starting with the "a's," then go to the
"b's," and so forth. This tip helped me not to be giggling throughout the
concert, which would have warranted demerits from the counselors! There were
actually some pieces I learned to love. Now being much, much older (and wiser),
I am continually expanding my horizons of enjoyment of 'good' music. I go
through phases, but spent several years awed over Bach whom I couldn't stand
when in school and later. Now I find myself turning to his pieces over and over!
There are others, but I'll keep it brief. There is SO much to do ... SO much
beautiful music out there, new and old! Cindi Waters, the Singing Piano Studio,
Paris, KY
Naomi Gurt Lind <naomi@n...> wrote:>You have to be tought to love
it? hmm...
I think Dr. Dean is right: what we love is formed in no small measure
by what we are exposed to. I grew up in a family of classical
musicians -- showtunes were as far from Mozart as we tended to stray!
-- and I most definitely would have to be *taught* to love most of
the stuff that is popular today. Occasionally something will catch
my ear, but there are whole genres of music that could drop off the
planet without my noticing or caring. Yet perhaps someone with an
ear and a passion for it could teach me to love, say, hip-hop. I
know there's skill involved in its creation and performance, but I
genuinely do not know how to listen to it in a meaningful way. I'd
need to be taught.
http://naomigurtlind.net
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