Klarinet Archive - Posting 000179.txt from 2011/01

From: "Kathy Williams-DeVries" <kathleenwilliams76@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Food for thought
Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2011 05:13:22 -0500

Learned friends

Owing to a nasty thunderstorm this afternoon that blacked us out for a few
hours (and meaning I missed Bold and the Beautiful), I was unable to start
my video project on comparisons between the Mozart Concerto and Quintet, I
rather impressed myself with the thought that scientific studies have shown
plants grow better when Mozart is played to them, and babies end up smarter
children also when exposed to Mozart, then surely science tells us that the
musical power of Mozart is sufficient to not only cause psychological and
chemical changes to living organisms, but, if the plants are growing better
than that is a physiological change as well. Therefore, my wry thought is
that though some musical educators approach Mozart from nothing but a
clinical and technical perspective, then they are ignoring the
psychological, chemical and physiological changes in themselves which would
result in greater personal happiness if these changes were recognised.

And what would these educators say if today I ruminated on the thought that
I hear echoes of Don Giovanni and the Requiem in the Concerto, albeit
tangentially. And forward echoes of my video, whilst the Concerto hides a
deep unrest amongst much technical busyness, the Quintet has no such
pretensions and feels like contented to be just beautiful and in perfect
repose.

Paradoxically, Mozart is quite useful for dispersing young ruffians from
shopping malls if played over the PA system...

Regards,

Kathy Williams-DeVries
;

BMusPerf (Hons)

Grad Dip Arts (Shakespeare Studies)

ATCL, LTCL

0404946839

www.kathywilliams76.com

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