At 01:29 PM 5/26/2007, John Howell wrote:
>So I think Dennis's point might best be interpreted in this way:
>Inundation with tonality is there and is unavoidable. There's no
>"maybe later" about it! But young minds and young ears ARE open to
>more than one kind of music, or more than one kind of ANYTHING!, and
>they CAN be attracted to anything that is skillfully and lovingly
>presented. What it comes down to is not just learning, but good
>teaching, and good teaching means careful manipulation of peer
>pressure and not just accepting it ready-made.
This is a really good idea. I think it might be a hard row to hoe.
I did an aleatoric piece with my middle school band (no, I didn't like it,
I thought it was important to expose them to other music ideas).
It was a mind opening experience for them. Originally, they hated
it. What do I play when it says "random trills"? etc.
By the time we did it in concert, it was their favorite piece. They loved
being able to do different things on every run through.
I don't think anyone in the audience (even the parents) liked it and I
personally considered it "non music".
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