Earlier this week, I read a terrific post by Ron Chester on the effect of silence at the end of the performance of a piece of music. I sing in a church choir, and there have been many times that a short silence at the end of a piece can really bring home the feeling of richness to the experience. During the past weekend, I also had two musical experiences that reminded me of the power of live music. I sang at a church retreat, and attended a community band concert. In the retreat, I was moved to tears at one point by one of the songs as I sang. At the band concert, several of the pieces were ones I had played when I was in band in high school or college, and the pieces brought back fond memories of making music with a group. It also helped that the band was excellent, easily the best community band I have ever heard. All of these experiences helped to remind me that having music in my life is an uplifting experience, one that I want to continue to have.
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💬 Andy
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The music matters…
When a church choir works to make sure that everyone is singing the same rhythms and notes, it’s because… the music matters…
When vocalists and instrumentalists work on phrasing, dynamics, cutoffs, entrances, it’s because the music matters…
When you feel moved by a song, a symphony, live or recorded, the music matters….
When music makes you cry or evokes happy memories, the music matters…
When the silence of the end of a musical piece affects you, it’s because the music matters…
To musicians everywhere, in every performance that you give, never forget that the music matters….and to give that performance everything you have..because the music matters….
The music matters….