tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4200147945040702557.post7897247397561267978..comments2023-08-20T10:48:55.697-04:00Comments on Sustainable Music: Familar InstitutionsJeff Todd Titonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10384565652765905576noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4200147945040702557.post-91152524304771871072009-04-09T00:35:00.000-04:002009-04-09T00:35:00.000-04:00This trend is interesting! I would think the suppo...This trend is interesting! I would think the support behind culturally traditional teaching methods as opposed to that of a linear "Western" learning environment has partly to do with the respect these musicians have developed for the tradition in which they play. Although I am sure they do not begrudge the "Western" teachings they may have had as children, a perspective is gained along the culturally traditional path that appeals to the understanding of relative modes of learning making traditionally "Western" ways of learning less-important, even non-important in the scheme of things.<BR/><BR/>Also, I would say there may be something to the "feel" of a sound that is not always captured in linear music teachings that make this form of learning less inviting. And the camaraderie of the learning experience is also sometimes lost in general modes of "Western" music learning. <BR/><BR/>...just a thoughtKulturizmzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975699187234727781noreply@blogger.com