Attention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening Guide Fundamentals Revisited: Hearing Ideas
Sep 26, 2020
Explore the intriguing technique of 'Hearing Ideas' in music! Discover how musical ideas act as the building blocks of music, akin to language learning. Learn how to parse music into small, recognizable units and attach meaning to them. Jacob shares practical exercises for identifying nuances between similar ideas. He also highlights common pitfalls to avoid in musical interpretation. With tips on practicing with both pop and classical recordings, gain insights on developing a more intuitive understanding of music!
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Returning To Live Performance
- Jacob recounts returning to live, socially distanced performances after COVID.
- He notes how masks and online events changed musical and facial communication during performance.
Music As A Language Of Ideas
- Music can be understood like language, built from small units called ideas.
- Hearing those tiny units lets you reconstruct larger musical meaning.
Isolate Ideas And Assign Signifiers
- Isolate short musical ideas and listen from their start to finish.
- Attach a specific non-musical signifier to each idea, then return to attentive listening.