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a re rap idl y beg innin g co die o ur , who is ac
Creating the desire to make
Everyone's voice is of equal
fau le When incerest in whac we ca ll ser ious
music
value
mor e d ifficu lc co recruit qu alified mu sic
Thi s is entir ely d ependenr o n leadership -
Th e vo ice is as mu ch a part of rh e indi vid-
teac hers for seco nd ary schoo ls? W hen "com -
mu sical leadership .
ual's idenciry as his o r her appearance . I have
m ercial mu sic" is given more and mor e
M y mi ssion in life ac seco ndar y schoo l is co
th e righr co my app ea rance and th e sa m e
"space " in rh e diff erenc secco rs of th e m ass
pro vide a co unc er bal ance co commerc ial
self-ev idenr r ighr co my vo ice. Fo r rhis rea-
m edi a? When rhe encire nation flop s clow n
mu sic. To provide an altern ative ro rhe "here
so n rh ere is norhin g char builds up th e se lf-
o n the sofa in front of the celevision on
coday go ne comorrow " mu sica l crash. Whe n
co nfid ence of an indi vidu al bercer chan
Sacurday ni ghr co wa cch th e lacesr eve ncs in
my srnd encs sin g th e mu sic of, for exa mpl e
singin g and chor al singing. Co nseque nrl y,
mu sic?
J. S. Bach , the
singi ng in choirs is of grear specia l signifi -
ln my op ini o n , the m ass medi a work aga inst
never leaves .
ser io us yo un g peopl e's music by alm os r
As a pedagogue I a m definicely an d urcerly
chan eve r coday .
neve r dr awi ng any atte nti o n co it (chat was a
co nvin ced of chis.
Too m any peop le in o ur sociery lack sclfco nfid ence.
mu sic d eclin es a nd ir becomes mor e a nd
mu sic en cers cheir bodie s and
ca nce. And cho ir sin ging is needed mo re
goo d po int , a nd I shall rep ea c ic: rhe m ass
We so -ca lled adule s frequ encly fail in our
m edi a work aga insc. .. )
at titud es cowa rd s the coming ge nerarion .
Sing mor e!
We have good music
We lisren wirh a sup er ior smil e w hen 10year o ld s play C h op in in cheir childi sh fash-
(Ench person in the choir sings Uti vtĂ?r hnge at th eir own tempo}
ion. "Ju st wai c unril yo u are as o ld as I am
You ca n hea r th e gi rls sin g in diff e renr tim -
Our li~rn"ng
fund s a re being us ed co creac e
a placform for th e kind of mu sic chat wi ll
and you w ill undersrand
not o uclasc rhe d ay, enab lin g an und ese rvin g
po sed co be pl ayed ". And rh e chi Id chink s:
few to earn mor e mo ney chan a ny of our
OK, 1 will play like rhi s so my reacher is sar-
timbr e and a sound char is ryp ical of rh e
hi ghly edu ca red and skilful mu sician s wi ll
isfied, a nd chen w hen I ger hom e I can pl ay
Ado lf Fredri k Gi rls Cho ir.
how C hop in is sup -
br es - char is rheir iden riry. Iri s because rhe y sing in differing timbr es char I can creare a
ever ea rn . . . .
ir m y ow n way. Th e way co go! Afcer ail,
If ever yone sang in th e sa m e timbr e ir wo uld
Wh y do we becom e up ser and di sillu sion ed ?
who has rhe righr to dec ide how a piece
nor so un d as inceres ring. And rhi s crea res
We are pow erless co sto p rh ese fo rces - let
should so und ?
co nfid ence wirh in each o ne of us. I am
chem go ahead , but we do have co co nce n-
1n m y view, eac h age in rh e up coming gener -
uniqu e - ther e is o nly o ne perso n who sin gs
crare o ur str engt h a nd energy o n an altern a-
acio n is co mpl ece in icself. As seve n-yea r olds
like me in the w ho le wo rld . Thi s inesca pab le
ti ve.
we do chin gs because we are 7 . Noe 6 o r 8.
facr brings w ich ir an in creased raiso n d 'ĂŞ tr e.
W hac hav e we gor co counc er it w ich? Noe
le should nor be an end in irself co become
1 a m som ebody 1 1 am necd ed! Bosse is
mon ey - bue we do have good mu sic.
an adu le.
co unnn g on me .
Do we ha ve faich in rhe fo und acion of rhi s
We mu st lisren and lea rn co make use of the
Using rhi s attit ud e I libera re an enormou s
powe r? Afcer ail we do litt le mor e chan fee l
dy nami sm pr ese nc in rh e wo rld of chi ldr en
mu sica l forc e. ln whi ch eve ryon e und er-
sorr y for ou rselves about not bein g prop erly appr ec iared .
and youn g peo ple. Befo re our yo un g mu sic ians have di sco vered char "m usic is d iffi-
srand s chey a re im po rra n r. Ir is nor o nly
Do our pr esenc mu sic ceachers give cred ence
cu lr". An attitud e char we ped agogues mu st
domin ant natur e char counr.
co good mu sic ( 1 wo uld nor pr esum e co
pr ese rve che m from as lon g as poss ible. Iri s
qu alify w har good mu sic is in uch augusr
a qu estion of crea ring enjo ymcnr in makin g
/The girls' choir pe1for111 s an i111provisatio11 exercise}
Comp any) o r o nly ro compur ers, sy nrh esiz-
mu sic. To lea rn ro look up ro ch ildr en - nor
" Eve ryo ne sang jusr righr "
e rs, sam plin g effecrs a nd po pular m usic
clown. To pur ours elves in a po sition ro cake
W har a wo nd erful ching co be ab le ro rd l my
bcca use chey are afraid char orh erwi se rhey
th e worm 's-eyc view.
en.sembl e.
mi glu bcco me unp o pular )
chose wirh loud voi ces a nd who a re of a
!IrisJ an
cxc rc ise char srrcn grh ens
sclr-esrce m . 1 ca n ma nage my job ail hy mysel f wirho ur any hclp fro m th ose sca rcd