Klarinet Archive - Posting 001244.txt from 1998/07

From: pollyg@-----. Gulakowski)
Subj: Re: [kl] Clarinet Column
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1998 23:27:53 -0400

P: My 22 year old daughter is a Bosstones (sp?) and MADRIGAL fan. Was a
headbanger. Sings/sang First Soprano in the IUP Chorale and 2 trips to
Europe with them - NOT a music major, physical therapy. Watched MTV - no
restrictions. zillions of rock tapes, CD's
2nd child (she's 20) - country and gospel rock (sic) (never heard any of
that at home) Chose not to watch MTV - no restrictions. zillions of
Garth etc tapes, CD's
3rd child (he's 18 just grad HS) - jazz trumpet and piano, Mozart fan -
he has no clues as to pop music. Likes to jitterbug and thinks they
should play slow songs at the Prom. Probably can't find MTV on the dial.
Plays my jazz and classical in the car, has own jazz and swing tapes
cd's. Wynton & Louie.
I gave them as rich an environment as I could, they made their own
choices.
All three brought up by same parents, music teachers, church and system.
Very fortunately, most of their peers were hooked into the music dept in
some way.
(I'm VERY PROUD of all of them)
Thanks for listening.
High School Students out there, all is not lost.

Paulette

On Wed, 29 Jul 1998 14:55:28 +1200 gareth.bowen@-----.nz
(Gareth Bowen) writes:
>Chris Hoffman said:
>"Unfortunately, in my neck of the woods, students put down classical
>music. It
>is really a shame how one could be so close-minded."
>
>I agree completely with you Chris! I am 18 and enjoy listening to
>classical, jazz, rock, in fact anything but most rap or country music.
> All
>my friends and my brothers detest both classical and jazz and will
>only
>listen to their genre of music. In fact the only way I've found to
>get
>away from this sort of closed-mindedness is to surround myself with
>other
>serious musicians who seem to be able to accept almost any sort of
>music.
>I am now unable to play my clarinet in front of my brothers because
>they
>hate the music I play on it.
>
>I also don't feel that young people are turning away from classical
>music
>but rather that this type of music has never been any more popular to
>teenagers than it is now - at least in my lifetime.
>
>Mandy Williams said:
>"It is just unfortunate that classical music isn't promoted as much or
>it
>would have the appeal that the alternative bands do"
>
>I agree with this too. It seems to me that what ever gets heard on
>the
>radio the most gets the most people buying the album. This is why CD
>promotion companies give radio stations free copies of CD's to play on
>the
>air. Unfortunately young people want something that is new and fresh
>- not
>by a 16th century composer who has been dead and buried for centuries.
>
>Maybe this will all change soon and us classical lovers will be the
>"cool"
>guys on campus but I think that I'm hoping for a liitle too large a
>miracle...
>
>
>
>
>Gareth Bowen New
>Zealand
>http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Theater/5220
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>
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