I’m thinking that most of us here are high schoolers and I would like to start
high schoolers and I would like to start
high schoolers and I would like to start off with a question that is probably
off with a question that is probably
off with a question that is probably often on many of your minds have you
often on many of your minds have you
often on many of your minds have you ever liked someone yeah yeah so I may
ever liked someone yeah yeah so I may
ever liked someone yeah yeah so I may not be up here to talk about my
not be up here to talk about my
not be up here to talk about my telepathic abilities but I do know that
telepathic abilities but I do know that
telepathic abilities but I do know that each and every one of you should be
each and every one of you should be
each and every one of you should be responding yes to that question right
responding yes to that question right
responding yes to that question right now and speaking of my telepathic
now and speaking of my telepathic
now and speaking of my telepathic abilities I also know that most of you
abilities I also know that most of you
abilities I also know that most of you have never sat down and actually
have never sat down and actually
have never sat down and actually listened to classical music before so
listening is different than hearing and
listening is different than hearing and to quote composer Igor Stravinsky to
to quote composer Igor Stravinsky to
to quote composer Igor Stravinsky to listen is an effort and just to hear is
listen is an effort and just to hear is
listen is an effort and just to hear is no merit and then he goes on talking
no merit and then he goes on talking
no merit and then he goes on talking about ducks or something like that he
about ducks or something like that he
about ducks or something like that he was an incredibly odd man but going off
was an incredibly odd man but going off
was an incredibly odd man but going off of this original thought in order to
of this original thought in order to
of this original thought in order to truly appreciate this wonderful form of
truly appreciate this wonderful form of
truly appreciate this wonderful form of art we have to learn to listen this can
art we have to learn to listen this can
art we have to learn to listen this can be achieved in two main ways one way
be achieved in two main ways one way
be achieved in two main ways one way which will take you decades before you
which will take you decades before you
which will take you decades before you make any progress at all in another way
make any progress at all in another way
make any progress at all in another way which you can begin to master today I am
which you can begin to master today I am
which you can begin to master today I am going to focus on teaching you to learn
going to focus on teaching you to learn
going to focus on teaching you to learn to listen the several decades long way
to listen the several decades long way
to listen the several decades long way involves sitting and hearing classical
involves sitting and hearing classical
involves sitting and hearing classical music every day of your life until one
music every day of your life until one
music every day of your life until one day you have an epiphany and come to
day you have an epiphany and come to
day you have an epiphany and come to realize that you could have understood
realize that you could have understood
realize that you could have understood what that music was all about had you
what that music was all about had you
what that music was all about had you actually listened in the first place so
actually listened in the first place so
actually listened in the first place so going back to this original thought I
going back to this original thought I
going back to this original thought I want you to picture this person of
want you to picture this person of
want you to picture this person of significance in your mind think about
significance in your mind think about
significance in your mind think about their eyes their smile their laugh their
their eyes their smile their laugh their
their eyes their smile their laugh their voice anything about this person that
voice anything about this person that
voice anything about this person that really stuck with you close your eyes if
really stuck with you close your eyes if
really stuck with you close your eyes if you would like and listen to this piece
you would like and listen to this piece
you would like and listen to this piece of music entitled salut d’amour by
of music entitled salut d’amour by
of music entitled salut d’amour by Edward Elgar
Edward Elgar
Edward Elgar [Music]
[Music]
[Music] what I have seen is truly amazing I see
what I have seen is truly amazing I see
what I have seen is truly amazing I see a group a large audience of people
a group a large audience of people
a group a large audience of people mostly high schoolers all sitting
mostly high schoolers all sitting
mostly high schoolers all sitting listening and really understanding
listening and really understanding
listening and really understanding classical music and that is pretty
classical music and that is pretty
classical music and that is pretty amazing so this piece of music is called
amazing so this piece of music is called
amazing so this piece of music is called salut d’amour as I said by Edward Elgar
salut d’amour as I said by Edward Elgar
salut d’amour as I said by Edward Elgar the title means greeting of love in
the title means greeting of love in
the title means greeting of love in French and it was written in 1888 by
French and it was written in 1888 by
French and it was written in 1888 by Elle GARP as an engagement gift for his
Elle GARP as an engagement gift for his
Elle GARP as an engagement gift for his fiancee so pretty romantic this piece of
fiancee so pretty romantic this piece of
fiancee so pretty romantic this piece of music was written for violin piano with
music was written for violin piano with
music was written for violin piano with the melodic line in the violin it is
the melodic line in the violin it is
the melodic line in the violin it is undeniably gorgeous and is very very
undeniably gorgeous and is very very
undeniably gorgeous and is very very easy for us as listeners to follow Elgar
easy for us as listeners to follow Elgar
easy for us as listeners to follow Elgar was a pioneer of a genre of music we
was a pioneer of a genre of music we
was a pioneer of a genre of music we call light classical music which was
call light classical music which was
call light classical music which was produced mostly by English composers of
produced mostly by English composers of
produced mostly by English composers of the late 19th centuries and into the
the late 19th centuries and into the
the late 19th centuries and into the 20th centuries light classical music is
20th centuries light classical music is
20th centuries light classical music is the instrumental equivalent to what we
the instrumental equivalent to what we
the instrumental equivalent to what we know is easy listening music with the
know is easy listening music with the
know is easy listening music with the melodies being clearly defined and
melodies being clearly defined and
melodies being clearly defined and somewhat repetitive so these pieces are
somewhat repetitive so these pieces are
somewhat repetitive so these pieces are generally short we heard an excerpt of
generally short we heard an excerpt of
generally short we heard an excerpt of this piece but it’s about three minutes
this piece but it’s about three minutes
this piece but it’s about three minutes long in total so these pieces are
long in total so these pieces are
long in total so these pieces are generally short but despite this they
generally short but despite this they
generally short but despite this they are tend they tend to be packed full of
are tend they tend to be packed full of
are tend they tend to be packed full of emotion and are very very good for
emotion and are very very good for
emotion and are very very good for beginner classical music aficionados
beginner classical music aficionados
beginner classical music aficionados knowing this being able to listen is an
knowing this being able to listen is an
knowing this being able to listen is an incredibly important skill to have light
incredibly important skill to have light
incredibly important skill to have light classical music like this is full of
classical music like this is full of
classical music like this is full of emotion as we know and it helps us to
emotion as we know and it helps us to
emotion as we know and it helps us to know that we are not alone in everything
know that we are not alone in everything
know that we are not alone in everything that we feel because we know that we are
that we feel because we know that we are
that we feel because we know that we are not alone in what we are feeling so
not alone in what we are feeling so
not alone in what we are feeling so knowing this it might be clear to you
knowing this it might be clear to you
knowing this it might be clear to you now that you wouldn’t even have to be
now that you wouldn’t even have to be
now that you wouldn’t even have to be thinking of a romantic interest in order
thinking of a romantic interest in order
thinking of a romantic interest in order to feel all the Elgar intended that we
to feel all the Elgar intended that we
to feel all the Elgar intended that we feel potential maybe somebody close to
feel potential maybe somebody close to
feel potential maybe somebody close to you has passed away and you hear this
you has passed away and you hear this
you has passed away and you hear this piece of music as an homage to them so
piece of music as an homage to them so
piece of music as an homage to them so however you choose to interpret this
however you choose to interpret this
however you choose to interpret this piece as a lament a declaration of love
piece as a lament a declaration of love
piece as a lament a declaration of love or even something else what’s really
or even something else what’s really
or even something else what’s really important is that you were truly
important is that you were truly
important is that you were truly listening to this music and had a way
listening to this music and had a way
listening to this music and had a way that you could connect to it so right
that you could connect to it so right
that you could connect to it so right that right there is the key of learning
that right there is the key of learning
that right there is the key of learning to listen being able to find an idea or
to listen being able to find an idea or
to listen being able to find an idea or a story in a piece of music and then
a story in a piece of music and then
a story in a piece of music and then connecting it to an event or an emotion
connecting it to an event or an emotion
connecting it to an event or an emotion in your own life is what makes classical
in your own life is what makes classical
in your own life is what makes classical music and all music for that matter so
music and all music for that matter so
music and all music for that matter so incredibly powerful and I don’t think
incredibly powerful and I don’t think
incredibly powerful and I don’t think that this thought should be restricted
that this thought should be restricted
that this thought should be restricted to classical music in today’s society it
to classical music in today’s society it
to classical music in today’s society it is so we often so hold so close to our
is so we often so hold so close to our
is so we often so hold so close to our beliefs that we fail to listen to others
beliefs that we fail to listen to others
beliefs that we fail to listen to others we are so conditioned to see
we are so conditioned to see
we are so conditioned to see our opinions is correct and all of those
our opinions is correct and all of those
our opinions is correct and all of those is wrong that we forget the diversity of
is wrong that we forget the diversity of
is wrong that we forget the diversity of ideas is what keeps our world
ideas is what keeps our world
ideas is what keeps our world interesting if I am NOT able to force
interesting if I am NOT able to force
interesting if I am NOT able to force you to agree with the ideas of everyone
you to agree with the ideas of everyone
you to agree with the ideas of everyone else and even if I could what kind of
else and even if I could what kind of
else and even if I could what kind of world would that lead to everyone would
world would that lead to everyone would
world would that lead to everyone would be agreeing with everyone else and no
be agreeing with everyone else and no
be agreeing with everyone else and no important decisions could ever be made
important decisions could ever be made
important decisions could ever be made what I can ask you to do however is to
what I can ask you to do however is to
what I can ask you to do however is to listen thank you
listen thank you
listen thank you [Applause]
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