HOW TO LISTEN TO CLASSICAL MUSIC: ENHANCING YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND
APPRECIATION
Elizabeth Handley, accredited lecturer with The Arts Society (NADFAS), United Kingdom
Saturday 25 January 10.00 am–12.00 pm COURSE FEES R220; Staff and students R110
Understanding classical music requires certain perceptual skills – techniques for listening that enable us to understand what the composers wished to communicate. Once acquired, these skills greatly enhance our understanding of the great musical works of our Western cultural heritage.
In this interactive workshop participants will learn how to listen out for key elements in music that will increase their understanding of this mercurial art form, enhancing their pleasure.
Aaron Copland believed that there are three levels of listening to music: the sensuous plane, the expressive plane and the musical plane. Added to this are the fascinating aspects relating to each composition: the composer’s era, geographical location and personal story, the structure of their musical composition and the reasons they wrote it.
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