As promised, I wanted to link to Stephen Hough’s own answer to his question, “Can you be a musician and not write music?” He clearly thinks you can indeed be a musician and not write music, but I love that he continues the questioning by adding, “Do you have to play or sing in order to call yourself a musician?” and “What is a musician? Is it only those that can play or read?” His questions are definitely ones that need to be processed especially in our culture with all the people who don’t necessarily play or read, but participate in consuming music in a real way. Read his short article here.
What do you think? Do his thoughts change how you teach or approach your students?
I’m definitely enjoying Hough’s posts!
