Debbie recently wrote & asked the question...
>We have so much background music in our lives all the time, I think people
>are becoming immune to it. Could it be that, given our quick access to
>music and art and writing these days, people are losing their appreciation
>for the creativity and the energy behind bringing such things to life? And
>as artists, what can we do about that?
>
>--Debbie Brewin-Wilson
>dbwharpy@aol.com
As the old cliche goes "Familiarity breeds contempt" & unfortunately a lot
of people take music/art/literature for granted these days...and that's
putting it very mildly!
As artists (I use the term loosely in my case) there are things we can do to
spread the appreciation of music. You don't need a soap box to stand on and
try to convert people, I think it's much simpler than that...Just let people
see how much we enjoy the music that we make. Share the joy of it with
others. The harp is brilliant for this as it still has that air of mystery
about it, that touch of magic in it's sound. Children especially are drawn
to it & the younger they are shown that music comes from people with
instruments & not just from the CD player, radio, etc. etc. the sooner they
will realise that they can participate in it's creation too!
Using another cliche "Smiling is contagious" & I think joy in music can be too!
Well, that's my 2 cents worth, are there any other ideas out there?
Charlie.