I really like this, because I often feel like music isn't something I can get _purchase_ on and therefore can't discuss and therefore make a smaller part of my life. There were some visualizations of classical music on youtube I really liked because suddenly I could *see* repeating patterns and the intersection of different voices in the piece versus just hearing MUSIC.
Framing this as "a solution to the problem of getting purchase on music" rings very true to me — personally, when I've tried to just listen to (e.g.) classical music in the past, my mind kept drifting. (Classic ADHD! Also, 21st century.) Drawing triangles for that Koto music was sorta amazing in how ENJOYABLE it suddenly became to focus on the sound. (I'm suddenly reminded of how cool Windows Media Player was, when it came out...)
Reading one of my other substacks this morning, the author spoke about how helpful the comments were to his writing. As you have opened the comments, I wanted to take a moment to tell you how helpful and informative I find your posts and how much I regret not knowing about Egan and your interpretations during the time I was homeschooling my boys. Thanks you for taking the time to share your knowledge and interpretations. I know you will make a difference in the world of education!
Thanks! When I started the substack, I was actually TERRIFIED of comments. The flurry of comments that came after the book review, though, showed me how delightful they could be. That's died down, and I'm hopeful that we can gin it up again.
I really like this, because I often feel like music isn't something I can get _purchase_ on and therefore can't discuss and therefore make a smaller part of my life. There were some visualizations of classical music on youtube I really liked because suddenly I could *see* repeating patterns and the intersection of different voices in the piece versus just hearing MUSIC.
Framing this as "a solution to the problem of getting purchase on music" rings very true to me — personally, when I've tried to just listen to (e.g.) classical music in the past, my mind kept drifting. (Classic ADHD! Also, 21st century.) Drawing triangles for that Koto music was sorta amazing in how ENJOYABLE it suddenly became to focus on the sound. (I'm suddenly reminded of how cool Windows Media Player was, when it came out...)
Reading one of my other substacks this morning, the author spoke about how helpful the comments were to his writing. As you have opened the comments, I wanted to take a moment to tell you how helpful and informative I find your posts and how much I regret not knowing about Egan and your interpretations during the time I was homeschooling my boys. Thanks you for taking the time to share your knowledge and interpretations. I know you will make a difference in the world of education!
Thanks! When I started the substack, I was actually TERRIFIED of comments. The flurry of comments that came after the book review, though, showed me how delightful they could be. That's died down, and I'm hopeful that we can gin it up again.