The World Does NOT Revolve Around You
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The World Does NOT Revolve Around You
Exploring How Music Enhances Our Humanity
Suzie Hammond delves into the transformative power of music and its potential to make us better individuals. See if you connect with her perspective.
Key Concepts:
- Music education
- Sheet music
- Musical performance
- Collaboration
Article:
"Listen, the world does not revolve around you," I often remind my students, though I say it with patience.
"You're kidding, right?" they often retort.
"Pick up your instruments, start together on the downbeat, and count carefully," I encourage them.
Many music teachers can relate to these exchanges. While the first part is rarely said aloud, the latter is a daily mantra.
Our culture, obsessed with youth and individuality, may make this idea seem unrealistic. But let me offer some insights.
Reflecting on their school days, many adults lament feeling isolated or like outsiders. However, those involved in band or orchestra rarely express this sentiment. Isn’t that intriguing? I’m eager for my son to explore this topic further in his graduate studies.
Common sense tells us that being part of a group that relies on you makes you feel valuable. There’s plenty of anecdotal evidence to support this.
Consider how our sports-centric culture often celebrates the lone star athlete. Yet, music contributes uniquely to personal growth in ways that sports might not.
Most who engage with music understand its benefits: enhanced focus, improved intelligence, and even superior mathematical skills.
But here's a thought for the solitary guitar players: joining an ensemble accelerates your understanding of music. Why? Because structured learning, like in mathematics, provides necessary guidelines. Reinventing musical concepts alone is like rediscovering mathematics from scratch?"impractical and time-consuming.
Ensemble music teaches collaboration. You need to cooperate to succeed. In music, while each part is crucial, all parts must work together harmoniously to create something fulfilling.
Unlike competitive sports, where one team must lose, music requires everyone to excel together. This demands a higher level of maturity and cooperation.
A musician must practice solo yet seamlessly blend with a group. This collaboration produces music that often becomes a soundtrack to our lives and is usually a group effort rather than a solo endeavor.
Both musicians and audiences reap the rewards of this synergy. Recordings allow us to revisit cherished memories repeatedly. So while the world may not center around any one of us, the collective efforts in music indeed enrich our lives. Go forth and make music for yourself and the world.
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