028 - The Case for Musicianship Skills (My Response to the Rolling Stone Article)

Field Notes on Music Teaching & Learning · Mar 17, 2021 · 13m

Last week, a controversial article written by a Juilliard graduate was published by Rolling Stone. The author argued that a more innovative approach to education at music conservatories could reverse the decline of classical music in the face of pop culture. It generated a lot of conversation in the classical music world. Some people sided with the author that music conservatories need to change and integrate more popular music styles into their curriculum to stay relevant and others argued that orchestras aren’t dying and that taking a class on Taylor Swift won’t make you a more well-rounded…