“Our stories are about the world, so our stories are about people figuring out what’s causing their troubles and changing stuff so that those causes go away.” (Doctorow 176 – 177)
I’ve always known music to be powerful on a personal level, but once I began performing and seeing how my creations affected people listening, music became an entirely new tool. I’m interested in looking at what ways a performance is successful at being an emotionally receivable experience. I ask this question with a bit of a hunch. I’d bet it has a great deal to do with the performer’s mind/spiritual/emotional standings. Ex: Two musicians can play the exact same piece on the piano, the first is accurate, intelligible and you can acknowledge that it is of quality. The second, however, contains all the qualities of the first, but is driven by an emotional force that is moving, powerful and evokes a response. In short, you think the first was good, but the second made you cry. . .