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Originally Posted by stefanhendriks
I used some sort of experience driven , erm, how to call it... well lets say we where going to paint music. So, when you hear music, you have some kind of image with it. I want to talk about this with children, let them experience it.
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This sounds really interesting - I think it's a good way to make children experience both the power and the value music can have. Because if you can really
experience music (instead of just having it as background filler, like most ppl do) I guess it can be a bit like a good book: You don't just consume something, but you do something with it. Your brain does something with it. The music triggers off your imagination, your feelings, your fears... and you will find parts of yourself being reflected in the music - and what reflects (or if anything reflects at all) depends on each individual person. No bullshit, I think teaching children this experience is
so important! Many things are nice to know, but
this is really the core, the heart of what music is about. And if you don't stick to any standardized repertoire (which is often there because some so-called experts made a one-sided decision on what's important and what not), you will encourage them to go and look for interesting music...