Comments for A Musician's View http://lesleyleighton.org/wordpress on just about anything Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:19:24 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 Comment on How Can I Keep from Singing? by lesley http://lesleyleighton.org/wordpress/2009/07/12/how-can-i-keep-from-singing/%/comment-page-1#comment-3 lesley Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:19:24 +0000 http://lesleyleighton.org/wordpress/?p=8#comment-3 What you're saying is true, Randy. My favorite choral memories from my youth involved working with passionate teachers, who not only loved choral music, but also loved imparting their knowledge, and on a far more subtle level, their inner love for the craft. In Southern California, we were incredibly fortunate with the shear numbers of fantastic choral musicians who worked not only at the college level here, but also in the LAUSD public school system. It seems almost criminal to me that kids are not offered choral music now as part of the curriculum because the powers that be think that music and art are the places we should be cutting budget. If they continue in that line, they will produce generations of soul-less individuals who have neither appreciation nor understanding of the humanities in general. The real crime there is that history has shown us that most developed societies have a large cultural and artistic base, and the ones that did not develop in this area neither thrived nor survived. Makes me wonder what the landscape will be when I'm doddering and old! Well, I didn't mean to go on THAT rant this morning! But there it is! What you’re saying is true, Randy. My favorite choral memories from my youth involved working with passionate teachers, who not only loved choral music, but also loved imparting their knowledge, and on a far more subtle level, their inner love for the craft. In Southern California, we were incredibly fortunate with the shear numbers of fantastic choral musicians who worked not only at the college level here, but also in the LAUSD public school system. It seems almost criminal to me that kids are not offered choral music now as part of the curriculum because the powers that be think that music and art are the places we should be cutting budget. If they continue in that line, they will produce generations of soul-less individuals who have neither appreciation nor understanding of the humanities in general.

The real crime there is that history has shown us that most developed societies have a large cultural and artistic base, and the ones that did not develop in this area neither thrived nor survived. Makes me wonder what the landscape will be when I’m doddering and old!

Well, I didn’t mean to go on THAT rant this morning! But there it is!

]]> Comment on How Can I Keep from Singing? by randyphillips http://lesleyleighton.org/wordpress/2009/07/12/how-can-i-keep-from-singing/%/comment-page-1#comment-2 randyphillips Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:24:15 +0000 http://lesleyleighton.org/wordpress/?p=8#comment-2 I remember very well a couple of 'honor choir' sessions with both Dr. Swan as well as the late great Royal Stanton when I was in high school in Northern CA in the '70s. I've always felt that I sing better when surrounded by other singers who are as passionate as I about the craftwork of the oldest of the arts. I remember very well a couple of ‘honor choir’ sessions with both Dr. Swan as well as the late great Royal Stanton when I was in high school in Northern CA in the ’70s.

I’ve always felt that I sing better when surrounded by other singers who are as passionate as I about the craftwork of the oldest of the arts.

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