Abby Lannan, aka the Goofy Euph, and I talk through healthy listening habits and what it means to play “serious music”. Abby is a classically-trained euphonium player with a masters degree, and she plays video game music. Why are musicians so hung up on what art counts as “serious”? How do university programs contribute to this obsession? How can we enjoy listening to music again? How can we share music suggestions and guide listeners without sounding like snobs? Abby’s got some answers for us.
Appreciate music for the sake of appreciating music.
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Actionable Advice
- If you want to grow you need that consistency, but in order for me to post good, consistent content I have to feel good.
- We’re in high school and we’re taught here’s the music that is important. Here’s the music we have to do for MPA. There’s always a time crunch, and there’s not a lot of time to explore performing on our instrument with different types of music. It’s like the standardized tests for band.
- Playing the classical repertoire is incredible. It’s amazing! But I don’t understand why we devalue other types of music and other types of music making.
- Good music for every musician is different.
- We need to celebrate making music at all stages of learning how to play our instrument. You want to play the heck out of hot cross buns when you’re 14? Heck yeah! You play the heck out of hot cross buns. If it brings you joy and makes you passionate about the music you’re playing go for it.