Re:Toward a Better Music Theory (2013)
by brudgers on Saturday August 06, 2022 @08:52PM
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The Common Practice Period [1] still forms the basis for standard music education, just as equal temperament tuning [2] forms the basis for standard teaching scales and chords and as the piano (forte) acts as the reference instrument in music education.
Basically the Period of Common Practice still provides a useful way of communicating musical ideas without performing…e.g. through sheet music and textbooks.
Hein seems to be advocating letting the way music is performed influence the way music is communicated without performance a bit more than it has traditionally.
But there is a lot of economic incentive to maintain the focus on the Common Practice Period. A lot of jobs and institutions depend on continued interest and it is what conservative wealth tends to want…suburban parents aren’t sending their kids to scratch and sample lessons.
Basically the Period of Common Practice still provides a useful way of communicating musical ideas without performing…e.g. through sheet music and textbooks.
Hein seems to be advocating letting the way music is performed influence the way music is communicated without performance a bit more than it has traditionally.
But there is a lot of economic incentive to maintain the focus on the Common Practice Period. A lot of jobs and institutions depend on continued interest and it is what conservative wealth tends to want…suburban parents aren’t sending their kids to scratch and sample lessons.
[1]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_practice_period
[2]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal_temperament