Every Monday will be Motivational Monday, with a quote, story, or photo to brighten up and inspire the beginning of your workweek. Today, we are bringing you a quote from jazz legend Charlie Parker.
We have been visiting a number of high schools in the area this week and last week, and this sentiment is something we try to leave students thinking about. The incredibly beautiful thing about music, playing or listening, is the personal nature of a performance. With that added intimate dimension, music becomes an active experience for listener and performer. When we visit schools, we emphasize the vivid imagery we create for ourselves for each piece we play. We have found the creation of a story or an image to be a vital, necessary part of our rehearsal process, and we often feel lost in the preparation of a piece without it. However, even though we have found a very specific story for each piece, it is definitely not the only image that works. We have had students tell us that they hear exactly the same things we do, and things that are completely opposite. This is fascinating, because it allows us to see a tiny piece of someone's life when they share their experience with us.
So as you experience music this week, either though listening or playing, ask yourself what moment in your life you are living!
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