Never underestimate music. Music has power beyond what it is often credited, and there is far too much of it available (and not to mention in a incredibly convenient, hand-held packaging) to be playing bad music - in class, in life, ever.
Don't take what I'm saying the wrong way and confuse bad music with music that is bad in a good way. Case and point: Whitney Houston - "I want to Dance With Somebody". This song constantly amazes me - first of all, by how many people know the words (and often not the type of people you would expect) and second, by the amount of people who after they hear it, feel the need to tell me how much they love that song and what it reminds them of. Is this a song you would put on your stereo by yourself on a Sunday afternoon? Probably not. Is it a one of those guilty pleasures that when you`re wandering through the grocery store, you find yourself humming along to? Absolutely.
I love when people love the music I choose - whether it is genuinely good or good in a bad way. I love how I can drastically change the mood of a class by using a great song, and I love the feel good vibes that music brings to dance training.
If a song doesn`t make you unknowingly tap your feet, give you the sudden urge to break out in an air-guitar solo, make you want to tell whoever beside you what phase in their life the song was the soundtrack for, or make small children do the little kid bouncing up and down dance thing...
It`s just not good enough.
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awesome post, i so agree.
i actually really love the music you play. i often hear a song in class and consider it a part of my ongoing musical education. : )
Posted by: Chandra | 03/22/2010 at 11:11 PM
Never underestimate music-I love that. It's true, we have to learn to never underestimate music. I can't imagine life without it. And, it makes my day complete.
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