Does It sound good?!!
During the discussion about truth, someone said that truth can differ depending on the person's perspective. I think this statement definitely holds true in many aspects of life, especially in music interpretation or performance. When I first started playing my instrument and learning about music, I would often go online and search up the piece of music that I will be playing to get familiar with it. However, I find dozens of different professional players who play the piece completely different from one another. For example, the original Libertango sounds very mysterious and tense, but another version makes it sound very happy and proud. At the time, I always chose the happier sounding ones because I thought those were easier.
When I played the piece for my family, they all said that it sounded amazing (probably because they wanted me to feel good, I was horrible at that time) and I believed it. Eventually, I had to play the piece for my teacher; I thought I would definitely impress my teacher, but when I finished my teacher basically roasted me for how wrong I'm interpreting/playing the music for an hour. I was very confused, how can my family like it but my teacher hate it? This is where perspectives come into play. My family and I were all just starting to learn music, our ears are very simple and only want to hear music that sounds good which at the lower levels are usually happy-sounding ones (not saying sad music doesn't sound good). My teacher, on the other hand, has a lot more experience with music and has a completely different perspective from us; he has an actual interpretation of the music instead of just choosing the version that sounds good.
Throughout the year of grinding and learning accordion and music in general, I have learned that every person has a different view of the music and how a piece of music sounds good. I have also learned to actually interpret the music instead of playing it just to sound "good" because "good" differs from person to person, and I have to tell others through my music how and why I think the composer created the piece. This is a very important skill to have when interacting with music and makes or breaks a player's performance.
When I played the piece for my family, they all said that it sounded amazing (probably because they wanted me to feel good, I was horrible at that time) and I believed it. Eventually, I had to play the piece for my teacher; I thought I would definitely impress my teacher, but when I finished my teacher basically roasted me for how wrong I'm interpreting/playing the music for an hour. I was very confused, how can my family like it but my teacher hate it? This is where perspectives come into play. My family and I were all just starting to learn music, our ears are very simple and only want to hear music that sounds good which at the lower levels are usually happy-sounding ones (not saying sad music doesn't sound good). My teacher, on the other hand, has a lot more experience with music and has a completely different perspective from us; he has an actual interpretation of the music instead of just choosing the version that sounds good.
Throughout the year of grinding and learning accordion and music in general, I have learned that every person has a different view of the music and how a piece of music sounds good. I have also learned to actually interpret the music instead of playing it just to sound "good" because "good" differs from person to person, and I have to tell others through my music how and why I think the composer created the piece. This is a very important skill to have when interacting with music and makes or breaks a player's performance.
I really liked how you incorporated one of the discussions in class about truth into your growth as a musician. This post was very creative and I also understood what you meant when your parents said that they liked your music however it was a different story coming from your teacher. I also liked how you showed how you learned from the discussion and the music scenario over time.
ReplyDeleteUsing music as an example is identifiable to everyone,. Everybody loves it. Truth, indeed has many versions, depending where it's coming from. Your family's "truth", praising your musical ability, not necessarily because they have simple ears or at lower level, to them your are good and wanted to encourage you. As for your teacher is just telling you the "truth" , teacher's version, as she wants to help you be "better" than "good". I enjoyed how you shared your feelings and the process of how you handled the "truth".
ReplyDeleteI am pretty sure, everyone can relate to this post. I feel like the "partial truth" said by our parents, or family members, helps us continue our passion. For example, if our families were a bunch of experts in every field and told us the "truth" every time, then we would not be what we are today. I would like see how you incorporate music in to every single one of your posts.
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