Reflective Essay On Classical Music

Coming into this class, I was concerned that my knowledge would not be properly adequate for what we are doing. What we learn and how we learned during this semester changed the way I look at performance. Whether that is in a good or bad way, my perception has developed into a different state of mind. The way I now look at live and remote music recording has been developed slowly throughout this semester. That idea simply goes to show you how an independent way of learning can effect a learning environment. The ability to have that type of learning is something that is very powerful but very dangerous.
Throughout the semester, I found myself actually enjoying classical music and the progressions that come with it. I find meditative elements in it and it often times allows me to relax and focus on things. There were many pieces that I was drawn to, but there were only a few that changed my perception of progression and synchronization. It was actually the last show that I did, and in my opinion, was a fitting culmination of all my newfound knowledge. The show was the Graduate String Cortet, and it was inside of Glidden. This performance was, in my opinion, performed flawlessly and left me honestly wanting …show more content…
I have of course enjoyed some classical music in my life but never to a point where I wanted to be involved with it. The meditative aspect really opened my eyes to the art and allowed me, as a producer, in my career to take notes from it. I actually took away some pointers, not only in the progression and the energy of each movement, but the will power for perfection in performance. I strive to be an electronic performer in my personal life, so to see something like this from people not too much older gave me motivation. That, in my opinion, is the definition of not just a transformational experience, but also a worthwhile