The Relation Between Culture And Music
April 14, 2011Music is definitely a vital element of all Western cultures, if we take into account only the Greek musical modes, based on which classical music was created, or the baroque, classical or romantic styles, whose musical forms are still loved by millions of people worldwide, who listen regularly to operas, sonatas, concertos or symphonies.
Each age invented its share of musical wonders, whether they consisted of Gregorian chants, secular songs, contrapuntal pieces, melody and accompaniment, dramatic expression or dissonance, enriching thus the store of art music pieces of these days, performed in music halls, for people wearing smart clothes and listening quietly while seated.
Still, now we have a different type of music as well, made possible by the appearance of new musical instruments such as the electric guitar or synthesizers, that is, popular music, such as rock-and-roll, country, pop, folk, electronic or heavy metal, performed in informal venues, such as bars, nightclubs or arenas, and giving the public the freedom to be interactive by dancing, cheering or humming. It’s hard to imagine that someone could sit still and listen to a Led Zeppelin or Guns N’ Roses album. Or that they would not be tempted to learn the lyrics and sing for themselves such simple, deep and ironic songs as the ones performed by Dire Straits.
This shows that your pleasure is twofold when you can participate in a form or another or, even better, perform a piece on your own. But while performing accurately popular music is not simple by any means, performing classical music is downright scary. This happens because of the notation that requires music theory and harmony knowledge and also familiarity with performance methods and styles.
What if, though, you could do it without scores, in an enjoyable and fast manner, following so to speak the lyrics? Let’s say that someone took care to invent an easy way to learn piano, for instance, with the use of patterns, identified with the aid of numbers and colors. This can spare you years of study or practice for that matter. If you still have to practice, you can learn the basics so easily and quickly that you’ll have both fun and appetite for going further. No boredom, exhaustion or dullness is to prevent you from progressing, as when scared by all that specialist knowledge and effort required for assimilating it. In conclusion, now, art music is here for all, in informal and affordable forms.
For sure you have you been at a party or a concert where you loved the music performed so much that you felt the desire of beginning to learn piano?
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