The Practice--Raising Consciousness with Classical Music
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This exercise comes from the end of Chapter 8.
The Practice--The Art of Listening
The first music appreciation class I
took in college featured classical music.
While you could do the following practice with any genre of music, for
this session, I ask you to choose one piece of music by a single composer from
baroque to contemporary classical music.
For example, you could choose a cello suite by J.S. Bach which would
land you in the heart of the baroque period or you could choose Appalachian Spring by contemporary
American composer Aaron Copland.
For one week, listen to only listen
to this piece of music. You can listen
to the music via headphones or play it within the ambiance of a room. Listen for changes in key, rhythm, musical
themes.
If you don’t find it too
distracting, read information on the piece of music, the composer, and the
period in which the music was composed.
When you have completed this process
and feel that you have delved deep enough into your chosen piece of music,
write about your experiences in your music journal while responding to the
following questions:
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What emotions or images was the
composer conveying through the music?
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Were you able to distinguish key,
tempo, or changes of tone?
·
Did you ever feel at-one with the
composer or the music?
·
Did this music lead you to other
works by this composer or era?
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Do you have any emotional, mental or
physical changes to report after spending an intensive week with this music?
·
What images came to mind when
listening to this piece of music?
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