Everyone Deserves Beauty | Rick Robinson | TEDxDetroit

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[Music] there’s many ways to make great music

there’s many ways to make great music

there’s many ways to make great music but there’s also many ways to make music

but there’s also many ways to make music

but there’s also many ways to make music great

great

great I chose classical music as a profession

I chose classical music as a profession

I chose classical music as a profession way back in high school I grew up in a

way back in high school I grew up in a

way back in high school I grew up in a musical family in Highland Park and we

musical family in Highland Park and we

musical family in Highland Park and we loved to play music

loved to play music

loved to play music I was turned out to be pretty good at it

I was turned out to be pretty good at it

I was turned out to be pretty good at it early on and I just love how symphonies

early on and I just love how symphonies

early on and I just love how symphonies say so much they speak volumes about the

say so much they speak volumes about the

say so much they speak volumes about the human condition just like a great movie

human condition just like a great movie

human condition just like a great movie so I eventually joined the DSO and we’ve

so I eventually joined the DSO and we’ve

so I eventually joined the DSO and we’ve toured and we’ve recorded quite a bit

toured and we’ve recorded quite a bit

toured and we’ve recorded quite a bit and we played deeply meaningful concerts

and we played deeply meaningful concerts

and we played deeply meaningful concerts for our loyal audiences every year and

for our loyal audiences every year and

for our loyal audiences every year and loved it so much that I wanted to share

loved it so much that I wanted to share

loved it so much that I wanted to share it but because I understood recognized

it but because I understood recognized

it but because I understood recognized and cared that the vast majority of

and cared that the vast majority of

and cared that the vast majority of Americans were turned off by classical

Americans were turned off by classical

Americans were turned off by classical music I resolved to bridge the gap of

music I resolved to bridge the gap of

music I resolved to bridge the gap of understanding as an extension of my

understanding as an extension of my

understanding as an extension of my artform soon I began arranging famous

artform soon I began arranging famous

artform soon I began arranging famous symphonic music for a mixed octet called

symphonic music for a mixed octet called

symphonic music for a mixed octet called cut time players in the DSO and a cut

cut time players in the DSO and a cut

cut time players in the DSO and a cut time is a symbol in our music meeting

time is a symbol in our music meeting

time is a symbol in our music meeting two beats per bar for a fast and lively

two beats per bar for a fast and lively

two beats per bar for a fast and lively or swinging beat and I wanted to make

or swinging beat and I wanted to make

or swinging beat and I wanted to make our programs lively and swinging for

our programs lively and swinging for

our programs lively and swinging for popular culture to try so without lyrics

popular culture to try so without lyrics

popular culture to try so without lyrics singer or or even a strong beat

singer or or even a strong beat

singer or or even a strong beat classical music needs an introduction

classical music needs an introduction

classical music needs an introduction that prepares listeners to notice the

that prepares listeners to notice the

that prepares listeners to notice the waves of dramatic tension and release

waves of dramatic tension and release

waves of dramatic tension and release that build to a glorious climax and who

that build to a glorious climax and who

that build to a glorious climax and who doesn’t like a good climax

and when eventually I began composing

and when eventually I began composing using the standards set by Mozart and

using the standards set by Mozart and

using the standards set by Mozart and Schumann I blended some of today’s dance

Schumann I blended some of today’s dance

Schumann I blended some of today’s dance crews just like they did back then to

crews just like they did back then to

crews just like they did back then to start another mini orchestra of strings

start another mini orchestra of strings

start another mini orchestra of strings called cut time Symphonica and we added

called cut time Symphonica and we added

called cut time Symphonica and we added drummer and games and improvisation as I

drummer and games and improvisation as I

drummer and games and improvisation as I brought freelance players into

brought freelance players into

brought freelance players into restaurants bars and clubs to

restaurants bars and clubs to

restaurants bars and clubs to Americanize classical music and

Americanize classical music and

Americanize classical music and eventually I quit the DSO to complete a

eventually I quit the DSO to complete a

eventually I quit the DSO to complete a new business model hiring musicians

new business model hiring musicians

new business model hiring musicians across the country you see everyone

across the country you see everyone

across the country you see everyone deserves classical music but it became

deserves classical music but it became

deserves classical music but it became apparent to me that we musicians need to

apparent to me that we musicians need to

apparent to me that we musicians need to be direct and tell people what they need

be direct and tell people what they need

be direct and tell people what they need to know such as that we shape the music

to know such as that we shape the music

to know such as that we shape the music just like an actor might shape their

just like an actor might shape their

just like an actor might shape their lines or how to sing Brahms

lines or how to sing Brahms

lines or how to sing Brahms famous Hungarian dance number 5 check it

famous Hungarian dance number 5 check it

famous Hungarian dance number 5 check it out

out

out the words are loud I knew I was gonna do

the words are loud I knew I was gonna do

the words are loud I knew I was gonna do that hold on that’s even worse alright

that hold on that’s even worse alright

that hold on that’s even worse alright here we go here we go 1 2

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[Music] so this is the way this is the way the

so this is the way this is the way the

so this is the way this is the way the cut time way of Americanizing classical

cut time way of Americanizing classical

cut time way of Americanizing classical music of wearing the fun and joy on our

music of wearing the fun and joy on our

music of wearing the fun and joy on our sleeves so that the curious can know the

sleeves so that the curious can know the

sleeves so that the curious can know the why and the how classical music can

why and the how classical music can

why and the how classical music can still matter the church like experience

still matter the church like experience

still matter the church like experience in the concert hall is perfect for

in the concert hall is perfect for

in the concert hall is perfect for internal listening in the spirit of

internal listening in the spirit of

internal listening in the spirit of meditation but what’s been missing is a

meditation but what’s been missing is a

meditation but what’s been missing is a fun Club like experience that focuses on

fun Club like experience that focuses on

fun Club like experience that focuses on you the curious audience and what you’d

you the curious audience and what you’d

you the curious audience and what you’d like to know and do to truly access

like to know and do to truly access

like to know and do to truly access classical music you see classical music

classical music you see classical music

classical music you see classical music is more than just mindless notes on a

is more than just mindless notes on a

is more than just mindless notes on a page it’s a gym and we every day we we

page it’s a gym and we every day we we

page it’s a gym and we every day we we lift these heavy notes as heavy music

lift these heavy notes as heavy music

lift these heavy notes as heavy music building our muscles for making music

building our muscles for making music

building our muscles for making music meaningful living inside the music and

meaningful living inside the music and

meaningful living inside the music and bringing out our best inner game is the

bringing out our best inner game is the

bringing out our best inner game is the goal a consequence of those mindless

goal a consequence of those mindless

goal a consequence of those mindless notes and that’s how I realize we’re not

notes and that’s how I realize we’re not

notes and that’s how I realize we’re not in the music business we’re in the

in the music business we’re in the

in the music business we’re in the inspiration business through music and

inspiration business through music and

inspiration business through music and that means we better make sure we

that means we better make sure we

that means we better make sure we connect with our audiences cut time is

connect with our audiences cut time is

connect with our audiences cut time is infotainment so we want you to join us

infotainment so we want you to join us

infotainment so we want you to join us more and we need some volunteers mike is

more and we need some volunteers mike is

more and we need some volunteers mike is gonna pass out a couple of egg shakers

gonna pass out a couple of egg shakers

gonna pass out a couple of egg shakers here and you’ll just watch him and play

here and you’ll just watch him and play

here and you’ll just watch him and play the rhythm he plays but don’t drag we’re

the rhythm he plays but don’t drag we’re

the rhythm he plays but don’t drag we’re gonna play one of my compositions called

gonna play one of my compositions called

gonna play one of my compositions called pork and beans and it’s not the soup can

pork and beans and it’s not the soup can

pork and beans and it’s not the soup can variety at all it’s it’s a few bytes we

variety at all it’s it’s a few bytes we

variety at all it’s it’s a few bytes we take a few bites of a spicy barbecue

take a few bites of a spicy barbecue

take a few bites of a spicy barbecue pork and then a few bites of our second

pork and then a few bites of our second

pork and then a few bites of our second theme which is spicy Latin beans and the

theme which is spicy Latin beans and the

theme which is spicy Latin beans and the heat builds up to a huge climax which we

heat builds up to a huge climax which we

heat builds up to a huge climax which we don’t cool down at all here we go

don’t cool down at all here we go

don’t cool down at all here we go what so

what so

what so [Music]

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[Music] where those shakers

where those shakers

where those shakers [Music]

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[Music] thank you very much