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The Real Value of Music

Carol Ross
April 9, 2009

Listening to music
My new friend, Camberley Bates, points me to an insightful speech, about the real value of music, given by a Karl Paulnack, director of music division of The Boston Conservatory. Paulnack was addressing the incoming freshman class.  You'll never listen to music in the same way again. 

P.S. This speech was reprinted in its entirety on From The Top, a site that "celebrates the passion, dedication and personal stories of the nation’s outstanding young classical musicians." They have both commentary on the speech as well as an audio link to hear Paulnack speaking.

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  1. Fred H Schlegel on April 13, 2009 at 10:05 PM

    Thanks for the point… I shared it with my music oriented son.

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  2. carolross on April 14, 2009 at 10:27 AM

    Glad that you are able to pass it on! Thanks for stopping by.

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  3. Dan Padilla on April 15, 2009 at 1:31 PM

    Thanks for sharing this Carol! I am a student in your Networking Webinar and stumbled onto the “wrong” site looking for class materials. I’m glad that I did!!! This posting really made my day!

    Dan Padilla
    Violinist/Freelance Music Writer

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  4. Carol Ross on April 16, 2009 at 9:37 AM

    So glad you stumbled upon this posting. It’s tailor-made for you! Glad to have you in the class, Networking Naturally Program, http://www.naturalway2network.com. Feedback on the Program is also appreciated, through Twitter (@carolross) or email. Excited to see that others in the Program are connecting with you to help you with your music career.

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  5. MJ on April 17, 2009 at 10:52 AM

    This was an amazing speech, thank you. It reminded me of all the times that I (someone who has long believed that I have to be dry, contained and analytical to be a “better” person and worker) have been brought to tears by music that reignited something inside that I thought I’d smothered (good thing I didn’t). It also was a great reminder of the value of the arts. Music and literary arts are my favorite things in the world, and so often I doubt their value, because they don’t generate funding, or money, and they aren’t “business” and apparenlty I’ve been drinking that “all business all the time” Kool Aid for much too long…

    So thank you.

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  6. Carol Ross on April 18, 2009 at 11:10 AM

    Hooray for you! Yes, we often think that to be effective, it’s all about being logical, analytical, competent. But effectiveness comes in many forms, including creative, meaningful, and emotional.

    Thanks for stopping by, MJ.

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