MELSHA, from pg. 6
How can we connect our audience to this piece of music?
What, if any, emotional impact might occur with performer and audience if performed?
grade band will stir emotions with their transcription of “Adagio for Strings” the same way the Philadelphia Orchestra can. What experiences and memories do
The last one on the list is an enigma because of the infinite variables involved. Clearly, the music will need to be performed well to induce a heightened sense of emotion for the performer and listener. But if the audience is not pleased about the bleachers they are sitting on, forget it! It is doubtful the 7th
young performers have to draw upon, and do middle school and elementary school students even maintain the same repertoire of emotions and memories that an adult has?
I feel fortunate when students come to me and say, “I loved that song we played,” I will ask the student what it was about that piece that appealed to them. Often, they tell me they don’t know. When an audience member will remark about the amazing performance they witnesses, my mind is preoccupied with the oboe solo a minor second above pitch or how side A and side B of the ensemble were not together. Musical components resonate with different people for different reasons.
Love and appreciation for music is a universal feature of our human culture. There are many questions one could ask about the link between music and the brain, but few answers exist. Music can be used to elicit underlying emotions that are capable of teaching us about unconscious elements of our emotional structure. As music educators, we are faced with this amazingly important thought everyday: “What can I do to create an emotional connection to music with my students?” I had no idea as a twelve-year old that when I sang “a little bit of rhythm and a lot of soul” on that hot, dusty baseball field, that it would become a popular and routine thought every day of my life as I strive to provide musical moments for my students.
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