http://www.bulletproofmusician.com/why-tradition-isnt-always-what-its-cracked-up-to-be/
This article was interesting because of how much importance people put on the tradition, but are there more benefits to taking a risk and being more experimental? #21cm
This is very interesting. I definitely see value in both, but especially in innovating and creating new things from our musical traditions. I really enjoyed the section about scores and recordings. It addresses the importance of personal interpretation and tradition. This is one of my favorite quotes, "Great artists, curve-jumping innovators, and visionary game-changers seem to be able to stand on the shoulders of those who came before them, yet somehow also unbind themselves from the constraints or limitations of others’ ways of thinking and forge new paths."
ReplyDeleteI agree with Saige in that we should innovate and diverge from the path that musical traditions set. I think that the possibility of failure often keeps people from experimenting and innovating. But the possibility of success and creating something really cool is worth maybe failing. One of my favorite lines from the article is when the author quotes their counselor who said, "It is much easier to get through life and do cool and remarkable things when we see everything as a grand experiment, rather than a series of tests that we either pass or fail."
ReplyDeleteAlthough I'm all for the 21cm type endeavors, I'm pretty partial to traditional music practice. I've always had mixed feelings about experimental music. I like the idea of experimenting with the APPLICATION of music, but sometimes, like with Applebaum, I feel like we get too far away from the core of what I love about music. That's not to discredit others who value this type of work, just my personal opinion
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