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Music is for everyone | Sam Kavanagh | TEDxGalway


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so you can breathe come back in mostly

so you can breathe come back in mostly for my benefit it sounds like the sea

keep yelling breathe come in when you

keep yelling breathe come in when you want that’s a rule breathe when you want

want that’s a rule breathe when you want

want that’s a rule breathe when you want is actually one of the human rights so

is actually one of the human rights so

is actually one of the human rights so that’s a rule that I can’t take it away

that’s a rule that I can’t take it away

that’s a rule that I can’t take it away from you you breathe when you want the

from you you breathe when you want the

from you you breathe when you want the alternative is worse keep going

alternative is worse keep going

alternative is worse keep going [Music]

so now you’re singing em switch it

so now you’re singing em switch it gradually to an like super celestial

gradually to an like super celestial

gradually to an like super celestial tower back to me switch to sing my one

maybe lo people yellow people you keep

maybe lo people yellow people you keep it going

it going

it going [Music]

that can be ladder be breakable when I

that can be ladder be breakable when I say someone I’m in this region gonna

say someone I’m in this region gonna

say someone I’m in this region gonna have a debate over so ever remember you

have a debate over so ever remember you

have a debate over so ever remember you know this is it breed and singing the

know this is it breed and singing the

know this is it breed and singing the game so now it’s stronger because you

game so now it’s stronger because you

game so now it’s stronger because you have air that won’t last so we’ll do it

have air that won’t last so we’ll do it

have air that won’t last so we’ll do it again

yeah even it can be stronger we could

yeah even it can be stronger we could make one way to make it stronger switch

make one way to make it stronger switch

make one way to make it stronger switch it to our but go back to oh I want I

it to our but go back to oh I want I

it to our but go back to oh I want I don’t know why it’s just my mood this is

don’t know why it’s just my mood this is

don’t know why it’s just my mood this is you or no deep yeah now watch

interesting okay forget the cord

interesting okay forget the cord beautiful Rosa was ooh everyone’s back

beautiful Rosa was ooh everyone’s back

beautiful Rosa was ooh everyone’s back here that’ll work

here that’ll work

here that’ll work that’s it

what do you think this is this is a

what do you think this is this is a direction for example make sense you go

breathe somehow I hate to tell you this

breathe somehow I hate to tell you this but don’t laugh ah

that was a breath when I do this it’s a

that was a breath when I do this it’s a breath we have to figure that together

breath we have to figure that together

breath we have to figure that together and you know we’ve got other time hands

and you know we’ve got other time hands

and you know we’ve got other time hands up who has never sung in a choir before

up who has never sung in a choir before

up who has never sung in a choir before hmm

hmm

hmm who has there’s another question who

who has there’s another question who

who has there’s another question who doesn’t think their voice is good enough

doesn’t think their voice is good enough

doesn’t think their voice is good enough to sing in a choir ah more that makes

to sing in a choir ah more that makes

to sing in a choir ah more that makes sense that’s why you didn’t join the

sense that’s why you didn’t join the

sense that’s why you didn’t join the choir um that’s actually really common

choir um that’s actually really common

choir um that’s actually really common and it’s funny but it’s also super

and it’s funny but it’s also super

and it’s funny but it’s also super tragic so in my work you might have

tragic so in my work you might have

tragic so in my work you might have guessed that I’m a choir conductor does

guessed that I’m a choir conductor does

guessed that I’m a choir conductor does it say oh that’s me kinda thing acquire

it say oh that’s me kinda thing acquire

it say oh that’s me kinda thing acquire as was this in my line of work a lot of

as was this in my line of work a lot of

as was this in my line of work a lot of people when they find out I’m a choir

people when they find out I’m a choir

people when they find out I’m a choir conductor they almost always unless they

conductor they almost always unless they

conductor they almost always unless they sing in choirs tell me I’ll never sing

sing in choirs tell me I’ll never sing

sing in choirs tell me I’ll never sing in your choir and they back it up I

in your choir and they back it up I

in your choir and they back it up I haven’t a note in my head I’m terrible

haven’t a note in my head I’m terrible

haven’t a note in my head I’m terrible I’m the worst I it’s it’s and that

I’m the worst I it’s it’s and that

I’m the worst I it’s it’s and that started happening and I thought okay

started happening and I thought okay

started happening and I thought okay fair enough some people don’t like to

fair enough some people don’t like to

fair enough some people don’t like to sing in choirs but it happens often and

sing in choirs but it happens often and

sing in choirs but it happens often and it’s quite intense they they really dig

it’s quite intense they they really dig

it’s quite intense they they really dig the heel in I know it’s not for me I

the heel in I know it’s not for me I

the heel in I know it’s not for me I can’t do it which got me thinking maybe

can’t do it which got me thinking maybe

can’t do it which got me thinking maybe this isn’t as simple as this person has

this isn’t as simple as this person has

this isn’t as simple as this person has made a choice that they’ve tried it and

made a choice that they’ve tried it and

made a choice that they’ve tried it and singing isn’t for them um

singing isn’t for them um

singing isn’t for them um the interesting thing is that their

the interesting thing is that their

the interesting thing is that their voice so everyone’s voice is unique it

voice so everyone’s voice is unique it

voice so everyone’s voice is unique it has to be because everyone’s physiology

has to be because everyone’s physiology

has to be because everyone’s physiology is unique on top of that generally

is unique on top of that generally

is unique on top of that generally people’s ears are good enough that you

people’s ears are good enough that you

people’s ears are good enough that you can identify if you know someone you

can identify if you know someone you

can identify if you know someone you know their voice you don’t have to see

know their voice you don’t have to see

know their voice you don’t have to see them you answer the phone before they’ve

them you answer the phone before they’ve

them you answer the phone before they’ve said hello its me it’s Sam you if you’ve

said hello its me it’s Sam you if you’ve

said hello its me it’s Sam you if you’ve met me if you’ve heard my voice ago I

met me if you’ve heard my voice ago I

met me if you’ve heard my voice ago I know that place um we’re very good

know that place um we’re very good

know that place um we’re very good associating ourselves and other people

associating ourselves and other people

associating ourselves and other people with their voice our voice is

with their voice our voice is

with their voice our voice is representative of everything we do and

representative of everything we do and

representative of everything we do and you see in politics that oh you’ve got a

you see in politics that oh you’ve got a

you see in politics that oh you’ve got a vote equals your voice and all this

vote equals your voice and all this

vote equals your voice and all this rhetoric stuff well that sort of sleeps

rhetoric stuff well that sort of sleeps

rhetoric stuff well that sort of sleeps in that when you how you use your voice

in that when you how you use your voice

in that when you how you use your voice is ultimately how people perceive you a

is ultimately how people perceive you a

is ultimately how people perceive you a lot of the time scaring a reason why

lot of the time scaring a reason why

lot of the time scaring a reason why people end up being a bit scared of

people end up being a bit scared of

people end up being a bit scared of singing a more direct reason is this

singing a more direct reason is this

singing a more direct reason is this common story that these people tell me

common story that these people tell me

common story that these people tell me when I have these chats about them not

when I have these chats about them not

when I have these chats about them not joining my choir

joining my choir

joining my choir they usually when they get to it they’re

they usually when they get to it they’re

they usually when they get to it they’re not saying they never want to they’re

not saying they never want to they’re

not saying they never want to they’re saying they did singing was at one point

saying they did singing was at one point

saying they did singing was at one point a great thing to do and what ended up

a great thing to do and what ended up

a great thing to do and what ended up happening it’s inevitably the same story

happening it’s inevitably the same story

happening it’s inevitably the same story I know Ted usually you pick oh this

I know Ted usually you pick oh this

I know Ted usually you pick oh this little Jerry and little Jerry was

little Jerry and little Jerry was

little Jerry and little Jerry was singing in the choir and he was politely

singing in the choir and he was politely

singing in the choir and he was politely asked not to

asked not to

asked not to there is no Jerry but I figure it’s

there is no Jerry but I figure it’s

there is no Jerry but I figure it’s easier um

easier um

easier um this is common enough I don’t know

this is common enough I don’t know

this is common enough I don’t know that’s another question maybe for the

that’s another question maybe for the

that’s another question maybe for the hands who’s been asked to mine when they

hands who’s been asked to mine when they

hands who’s been asked to mine when they were a kid I see it’s they the thing of

were a kid I see it’s they the thing of

were a kid I see it’s they the thing of it is it saves the Christmas play maybe

it is it saves the Christmas play maybe

it is it saves the Christmas play maybe but what it ends up doing is you send a

but what it ends up doing is you send a

but what it ends up doing is you send a message to a young person that your

message to a young person that your

message to a young person that your voice which you already know at this age

voice which you already know at this age

voice which you already know at this age represents all of you is not welcome

represents all of you is not welcome

represents all of you is not welcome here and your contribution to the group

here and your contribution to the group

here and your contribution to the group makes the group worse it’s intense

makes the group worse it’s intense

makes the group worse it’s intense so that’s the summary of it that people

so that’s the summary of it that people

so that’s the summary of it that people are scared to sing doing and for that

are scared to sing doing and for that

are scared to sing doing and for that reason I i somehow escaped that I’ll

reason I i somehow escaped that I’ll

reason I i somehow escaped that I’ll sing all day long on the bus and on the

sing all day long on the bus and on the

sing all day long on the bus and on the Darton under my car what car is safe

Darton under my car what car is safe

Darton under my car what car is safe enough um I wanted that experience to be

enough um I wanted that experience to be

enough um I wanted that experience to be everyone’s experience so I said up a Koi

everyone’s experience so I said up a Koi

everyone’s experience so I said up a Koi de la la la choir its main goal was open

de la la la choir its main goal was open

de la la la choir its main goal was open to anyone and whatever disasters that

to anyone and whatever disasters that

to anyone and whatever disasters that brings my way as a choral conduct

brings my way as a choral conduct

brings my way as a choral conduct I just have to deal with it and

I just have to deal with it and

I just have to deal with it and interesting enough it didn’t bring any

interesting enough it didn’t bring any

interesting enough it didn’t bring any disasters actually um people flocked

disasters actually um people flocked

disasters actually um people flocked actually it was a word-of-mouth thing

actually it was a word-of-mouth thing

actually it was a word-of-mouth thing and they all said okay let’s check this

and they all said okay let’s check this

and they all said okay let’s check this out and a lot of people who have been

out and a lot of people who have been

out and a lot of people who have been told this same story that you cannot

told this same story that you cannot

told this same story that you cannot sing you should mind you should do

sing you should mind you should do

sing you should mind you should do tennis or something they came and we did

tennis or something they came and we did

tennis or something they came and we did rehearsals we did this we did you and

rehearsals we did this we did you and

rehearsals we did this we did you and all the rest of it and it it started

all the rest of it and it it started

all the rest of it and it it started sinking in that actually maybe I can’t

sinking in that actually maybe I can’t

sinking in that actually maybe I can’t they actually some of them have said

they actually some of them have said

they actually some of them have said that you know this is life-changing or

that you know this is life-changing or

that you know this is life-changing or this is next part of the week and one

this is next part of the week and one

this is next part of the week and one guy that it hit me and this is a real

guy that it hit me and this is a real

guy that it hit me and this is a real guy not like little Jerry who I invented

guy not like little Jerry who I invented

guy not like little Jerry who I invented but I won’t tell you think he said it

but I won’t tell you think he said it

but I won’t tell you think he said it changed how he ordered a cup of coffee

changed how he ordered a cup of coffee

changed how he ordered a cup of coffee in his words the rehearsal that we would

in his words the rehearsal that we would

in his words the rehearsal that we would have resonated in him throughout the

have resonated in him throughout the

have resonated in him throughout the week nice musical phrase and he found

week nice musical phrase and he found

week nice musical phrase and he found that let’s say we rehearsed on a

that let’s say we rehearsed on a

that let’s say we rehearsed on a Thursday the following Tuesday he just

Thursday the following Tuesday he just

Thursday the following Tuesday he just was able to use his speaking voice he

was able to use his speaking voice he

was able to use his speaking voice he was more present in everything that he

was more present in everything that he

was more present in everything that he did so with that in mind I camera going

did so with that in mind I camera going

did so with that in mind I camera going with it but I’m just looking at the

with it but I’m just looking at the

with it but I’m just looking at the clock I’m gonna make a choir out of you

mm I go say that

mm I go say that [Music]

mango mango mango mango mango mango

mango mango mango mango mango mango mango mango mango mango mango – that’s

mango mango mango mango mango – that’s

mango mango mango mango mango – that’s always an interesting test clap twice it

always an interesting test clap twice it

always an interesting test clap twice it never works unless you have the grew the

never works unless you have the grew the

never works unless you have the grew the mango ice grooves going on so mango

mango ice grooves going on so mango

mango ice grooves going on so mango mango mango juice isn’t mango mango

mango mango juice isn’t mango mango

mango mango juice isn’t mango mango mango mango mango mango mango mango

mango mango mango mango mango mango

mango mango mango mango mango mango mango mango Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi

mango mango Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi

mango mango Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi there are ten Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi

Kiwi there are ten Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi

Kiwi there are ten Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi

yes but birdied first because otherwise

yes but birdied first because otherwise you sound like a most Kiwi that I

you sound like a most Kiwi that I

you sound like a most Kiwi that I accidentally walked in on my way here

accidentally walked in on my way here

accidentally walked in on my way here ready I’m gonna do it then you’re gonna

ready I’m gonna do it then you’re gonna

ready I’m gonna do it then you’re gonna do Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi

do Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi

do Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi mommy do it again yeah do

Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi mommy do it again yeah do

Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi mommy do it again yeah do you make me the first one Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi

you make me the first one Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi

you make me the first one Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi yes there’s a third one

banana banana mmm

banana banana mmm here I got two three

[Music]

[Music] yeah okay now the second time you’ve

yeah okay now the second time you’ve

yeah okay now the second time you’ve seen banana silly but don’t don’t

seen banana silly but don’t don’t

seen banana silly but don’t don’t sacrifice the music for it listen bah

sacrifice the music for it listen bah

sacrifice the music for it listen bah bah it’s the highest note in the song

bah it’s the highest note in the song

bah it’s the highest note in the song but it’s not that high you can totally

but it’s not that high you can totally

but it’s not that high you can totally do it listen to how I see bahnana

do it listen to how I see bahnana

do it listen to how I see bahnana bahnana bahnana forget them for a second

bahnana bahnana forget them for a second

bahnana bahnana forget them for a second we’ll get that in there

we’ll get that in there

we’ll get that in there here we go dude yeah but that was

here we go dude yeah but that was

here we go dude yeah but that was similarly sad like the key it helps if

similarly sad like the key it helps if

similarly sad like the key it helps if you tap your legs I don’t want to hear

you tap your legs I don’t want to hear

you tap your legs I don’t want to hear it it’s just for you one two three and

it it’s just for you one two three and

it it’s just for you one two three and [Music]

[Music]

[Music] go get

go get

go get [Music]

[Music]

[Music] yes so this is actually important

yes so this is actually important

yes so this is actually important believe it or not

believe it or not

believe it or not mmm have to lead into the banana the act

mmm have to lead into the banana the act

mmm have to lead into the banana the act of going mmm uses up all your air if

of going mmm uses up all your air if

of going mmm uses up all your air if you’re doing it well but you can’t do

you’re doing it well but you can’t do

you’re doing it well but you can’t do that your singers now you’re

that your singers now you’re

that your singers now you’re professionals your audience you have to

professionals your audience you have to

professionals your audience you have to be aware when you go bananas kiwi Kiwi

be aware when you go bananas kiwi Kiwi

be aware when you go bananas kiwi Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi just these

Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi just these

Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi just these guys the ones who sang that wonderful

guys the ones who sang that wonderful

guys the ones who sang that wonderful quarter all three of you know I think

quarter all three of you know I think

quarter all three of you know I think the way I’m gonna do it is just judging

the way I’m gonna do it is just judging

the way I’m gonna do it is just judging from the yeah you’re first hmm a second

from the yeah you’re first hmm a second

from the yeah you’re first hmm a second one mmm mango mango the less of you need

one mmm mango mango the less of you need

one mmm mango mango the less of you need to be three times as brave and then you

to be three times as brave and then you

to be three times as brave and then you go Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi

go Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi

go Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi listen to each other we have a couple

listen to each other we have a couple

listen to each other we have a couple time left chop-chop wait beautiful but

time left chop-chop wait beautiful but

time left chop-chop wait beautiful but you will benefit a lot from although

you will benefit a lot from although

you will benefit a lot from although with that cell you’ve got the self

with that cell you’ve got the self

with that cell you’ve got the self satisfaction that comes from seeing

satisfaction that comes from seeing

satisfaction that comes from seeing mango you think your part is the only

mango you think your part is the only

mango you think your part is the only one but it’s not they have to sing as

one but it’s not they have to sing as

one but it’s not they have to sing as well and that’s what happens and I can

well and that’s what happens and I can

well and that’s what happens and I can attest that myself and the balloon

attest that myself and the balloon

attest that myself and the balloon audience loved it but it didn’t have the

audience loved it but it didn’t have the

audience loved it but it didn’t have the same time this is where the tapping your

same time this is where the tapping your

same time this is where the tapping your leg thing comes in not too passionate

leg thing comes in not too passionate

leg thing comes in not too passionate but chuckling here we go this time

but chuckling here we go this time

but chuckling here we go this time nothing to stop so there they’re coming

nothing to stop so there they’re coming

nothing to stop so there they’re coming in regardless you got mangoes Kiwis

in regardless you got mangoes Kiwis

in regardless you got mangoes Kiwis bananas here we go and 80 seconds or

bananas here we go and 80 seconds or

bananas here we go and 80 seconds or something mmm

[Applause]

[Applause] mango mango mango

mango mango mango

he’s tapping wait everyone do them

he’s tapping wait everyone do them really slowly

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