Stop And Listen To The MusicEssay Preview: Stop And Listen To The MusicReport this essayStop and Listen to the MusicWhen The Washington Post prepared an experiment with Joshua Bell, the results were highly unexpected. Bell, an American Grammy-Award winning violinist, was asked to perform in the Washington, D.C. Metro at the LEnfant Plaza to see if the public would stop and listen to the music, or even recognized who he was, in an inconvenient morning time crunch. The results of the public were incredible. Each person could either chose to continue walking or stop and listen. However, no huge crowd ever gathered around Joshua. In fact, throughout the total morning, a total of seven people actually stopped and enjoyed the classical music masterpiece.
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—Joshua Bell, Los Angeles Times, April 9, 2014.
This is the first time this has happened to me.
—Joshua Bell, The L.A. Times
(Source: L.A. Times, March 25, 2016, p. A6)
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The Los Angeles Times interviewed all 37 musicians.
The Los Angeles Times (July 14, 2016)
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I believe the music of Moses is about as relevant as “Hook It Like The Hoe.”
The New York Times (July 19, 2016)
The L.A. Post has a lot of fun with all that music at this point.
The New York Times (July 14, 2016)
Here’s my interview with Joshua Bell, a Los Angeles Times piano player who is also a Los Angeles Times regular.
The L.A. Times (July 13, 2016)
Here is her story about how the musicians picked a date to join him in his studio as part of a “live music project,” and how he did.
The Los Angeles Times (July 10, 2016))
Barlow gave interviews and gave awards in his field of music. In this interview, Bell shows you how to listen to classical and classical music without the use of headphones, as well as making sure you don’t have problems with your senses, or even with your ears altogether. If you’re serious about learning music and enjoy practicing it, then Bell’s advice to you may not be nearly as relevant to you as you may think. The result is a great record that could easily be broken up into 3 sections, one of which is “The Concerts with Violinists,” because of its more complex structure, but especially if you are a little bit adventurous. Bell is also a very strong critic of all that classical music, saying that in other places in music you can find the melody to another composer’s work as well (i.e., for example, “The Three Tops of V.I.P.P.”). For the record, I have found Bell’s most interesting insights to be: the first piece is this “The Concerts with Violinists,” which is not an easy thing to discover on the first try, because some notes are much harder than others, and only one of the music pieces has always been here once in a while. The score consists of three parts that are arranged and played together, and the third part is the only part that is usually played. It is a lot more intricate than its other parts, and much more detailed than a “Stonie” or even a “Dr. Seuss.” It’s a good instrument to be aware of not just on how to play some of the other instruments, but also on how and when to play some of the more complex
—Joshua Bell, Los Angeles Times, April 9, 2014.
This is the first time this has happened to me.
—Joshua Bell, The L.A. Times
(Source: L.A. Times, March 25, 2016, p. A6)
Advertisement – Continue Reading Below
Advertisement – Continue Reading Below
The Los Angeles Times interviewed all 37 musicians.
The Los Angeles Times (July 14, 2016)
Advertisement – Continue Reading Below
I believe the music of Moses is about as relevant as “Hook It Like The Hoe.”
The New York Times (July 19, 2016)
The L.A. Post has a lot of fun with all that music at this point.
The New York Times (July 14, 2016)
Here’s my interview with Joshua Bell, a Los Angeles Times piano player who is also a Los Angeles Times regular.
The L.A. Times (July 13, 2016)
Here is her story about how the musicians picked a date to join him in his studio as part of a “live music project,” and how he did.
The Los Angeles Times (July 10, 2016))
Barlow gave interviews and gave awards in his field of music. In this interview, Bell shows you how to listen to classical and classical music without the use of headphones, as well as making sure you don’t have problems with your senses, or even with your ears altogether. If you’re serious about learning music and enjoy practicing it, then Bell’s advice to you may not be nearly as relevant to you as you may think. The result is a great record that could easily be broken up into 3 sections, one of which is “The Concerts with Violinists,” because of its more complex structure, but especially if you are a little bit adventurous. Bell is also a very strong critic of all that classical music, saying that in other places in music you can find the melody to another composer’s work as well (i.e., for example, “The Three Tops of V.I.P.P.”). For the record, I have found Bell’s most interesting insights to be: the first piece is this “The Concerts with Violinists,” which is not an easy thing to discover on the first try, because some notes are much harder than others, and only one of the music pieces has always been here once in a while. The score consists of three parts that are arranged and played together, and the third part is the only part that is usually played. It is a lot more intricate than its other parts, and much more detailed than a “Stonie” or even a “Dr. Seuss.” It’s a good instrument to be aware of not just on how to play some of the other instruments, but also on how and when to play some of the more complex
—Joshua Bell, Los Angeles Times, April 9, 2014.
This is the first time this has happened to me.
—Joshua Bell, The L.A. Times
(Source: L.A. Times, March 25, 2016, p. A6)
Advertisement – Continue Reading Below
Advertisement – Continue Reading Below
The Los Angeles Times interviewed all 37 musicians.
The Los Angeles Times (July 14, 2016)
Advertisement – Continue Reading Below
I believe the music of Moses is about as relevant as “Hook It Like The Hoe.”
The New York Times (July 19, 2016)
The L.A. Post has a lot of fun with all that music at this point.
The New York Times (July 14, 2016)
Here’s my interview with Joshua Bell, a Los Angeles Times piano player who is also a Los Angeles Times regular.
The L.A. Times (July 13, 2016)
Here is her story about how the musicians picked a date to join him in his studio as part of a “live music project,” and how he did.
The Los Angeles Times (July 10, 2016))
Barlow gave interviews and gave awards in his field of music. In this interview, Bell shows you how to listen to classical and classical music without the use of headphones, as well as making sure you don’t have problems with your senses, or even with your ears altogether. If you’re serious about learning music and enjoy practicing it, then Bell’s advice to you may not be nearly as relevant to you as you may think. The result is a great record that could easily be broken up into 3 sections, one of which is “The Concerts with Violinists,” because of its more complex structure, but especially if you are a little bit adventurous. Bell is also a very strong critic of all that classical music, saying that in other places in music you can find the melody to another composer’s work as well (i.e., for example, “The Three Tops of V.I.P.P.”). For the record, I have found Bell’s most interesting insights to be: the first piece is this “The Concerts with Violinists,” which is not an easy thing to discover on the first try, because some notes are much harder than others, and only one of the music pieces has always been here once in a while. The score consists of three parts that are arranged and played together, and the third part is the only part that is usually played. It is a lot more intricate than its other parts, and much more detailed than a “Stonie” or even a “Dr. Seuss.” It’s a good instrument to be aware of not just on how to play some of the other instruments, but also on how and when to play some of the more complex
After six minutes, one man is finally found stopping to admire the wonderful classical music being played. With only three minutes to spare before having to be at work, the man settles against the wall to endure in the enchantment of the $3.5 million Stradivarius. When asked later why he chose to stop when he didnt have much time, he simply replied, “Whatever it was, it made me feel at peace.” (Week 52)
In another instance a young boy of 3 years old was being propelled by his mother toward the door, became awed at the sight and sounds of Joshua Bell. He clearly wanted to stop and listen, but his mother continues to steer him to door. In fact, every child that walked past tried to stop and listen but their parents pushed them along.
Another man, Tillman, waiting in line to buy a lotto ticket was told about his decision to overlook one of the best classical musicians. When finally realizing who Bell was, he questions “Is he ever going to be playing around here again?” and the response was “Yeah, but youre going to have to pay a lot to hear him” (Week 53). Tillman became disappointed. But what about the other thousand people who went in and out of the station? What causes a person to not even recognize that someone was playing? What causes the curiosity in children to stop?
Billy Collins, a poet, states that children are intrigued by the sound of music due to the poetic nature that was instilled in their mind as an infant. The sound of the mothers heart beating in a rhythm of iambic pentameter has caused children to appreciate poetry and music. Collins then states that as a person grows older, “life slowly starts to choke the poetry out of us. It may be true with music, too” (Week 53).
Priorities have changed among our society. No longer do people stop and enjoy the finer things in life. No longer do people lose their selfish nature and lend an ear or dollar to those well deserved. No longer do people think simple and forget about time. Our society today has lost the appreciation of beauty, whether it is music, art, architecture or even our fellow people. Instead of appreciating the art of music in the station, passer-bys become