Listening and Hearing: Notes on the Adult Music Class

This past May a group of more than 30 music lovers spent five Monday evenings talking about some of the issues that come into play when we listen to music.  No-one reading this site needs to be persuaded to like music, but a little knowledge about how we take in music, both technically and emotionally, can add to the pleasures we gain from the experience.  Five evenings of conversation could only begin to scratch the surface, but we were able to open some doors on issues of form, expression, meaning, humor and style.  There are plans afoot for more conversations in the Fall, and we are considering some of the wonderful suggestions made by the participants of the last go-round.  If you have some ideas or questions of your own, we urge you to share them with us, either on the blog, or in our next series of classes.

Andy Mead