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> an awesome way for people to translate their ideas to music without needing to be privileged enough to get violin or guitar lessons. What gets lost in this s
by kashunstva 3y ago
> an awesome way for people to translate their ideas to music without needing to be privileged enough to get violin or guitar lessons.
What gets lost in this short-circuited process is the physical involvement with an instrument, a sort of embodied cognition. I suppose profound and/or interesting musical ideas could spring from someone without such experience, I’m skeptical.
The part about privilege: a lot to unpack. I’m a professional musician in classical music. There are a lot of paths to learning one’s craft. In my own experience, privilege - at least as defined by access to resources of finance and influence wasn’t part of my training. Still there’s much to be done to broaden access in my field.