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| Distinguished band director, Jack Stamp |
According to Jack Stamp, one of America's most beloved band directors,
Music matters becauseIn this audio recording, he says that playing in a band is harder than playing sport or academic study, because in those areas mistakes are allowed for and expected.
1.It is demanding
2. It requires perfection
3. It encourages creativity.
In Baseball, a 30% average is considered very good and in a Physics exam, getting 90% right would result in an A grading.
I love his comment about creativity in musical performance. He says that
Music involves transforming something that’s black and white into beautiful colours.
In Music rough enough is not good enough. Here's what mostly right sounds like:
