Comments on: Stopping to Listen http://www.thefryside.com/blog/2010/03/01/stopping-to-listen/ The Life and Times and Inane Thoughts of Evan Fryer Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:06:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Fry http://www.thefryside.com/blog/2010/03/01/stopping-to-listen/comment-page-1/#comment-1059 Fry Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:15:34 +0000 http://www.thefryside.com/?p=2115#comment-1059 Oh yeah, then in that case he gets more than most. Funny story his teacher told me. Apparently he and some other kids in class were discussing composers they had learned in the previous unit. With a great sigh of exultation, he says, "I LOVE Rachmaninoff." Oh yeah, then in that case he gets more than most.

Funny story his teacher told me. Apparently he and some other kids in class were discussing composers they had learned in the previous unit. With a great sigh of exultation, he says, “I LOVE Rachmaninoff.”

]]> By: Warren http://www.thefryside.com/blog/2010/03/01/stopping-to-listen/comment-page-1/#comment-1058 Warren Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:22:12 +0000 http://www.thefryside.com/?p=2115#comment-1058 The fact that he had a preference is great, shows that he was actually listening. And even if he only got a little out of it, that is still more than many adults get from an orchestra concert. The fact that he had a preference is great, shows that he was actually listening.

And even if he only got a little out of it, that is still more than many adults get from an orchestra concert.

]]> By: Fry http://www.thefryside.com/blog/2010/03/01/stopping-to-listen/comment-page-1/#comment-1057 Fry Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:30:30 +0000 http://www.thefryside.com/?p=2115#comment-1057 Austin actually preferred the piece they picked to represent Earth, "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor" by Bach, arranged for Orchestra. They used that piece as the finale, because really, ending on Neptune, though cool, is slightly lackluster. Plus I agree with the speaker, Bach to represent Earth itself is spot on. We got in right before the show started, so being in the front row made Mars a touch too loud for him. Jupiter was his favorite, but also probably because that's his favorite planet (it's the biggest, after all). I'm not sure how much he got out of the music itself, more he loved looking at the pictures of the planets and their moons. I'm sure that at this point, a lot of the mythology behind the planets' personae and thus the reasoning behind the music was a little lost. Austin actually preferred the piece they picked to represent Earth, “Toccata and Fugue in D Minor” by Bach, arranged for Orchestra. They used that piece as the finale, because really, ending on Neptune, though cool, is slightly lackluster. Plus I agree with the speaker, Bach to represent Earth itself is spot on.

We got in right before the show started, so being in the front row made Mars a touch too loud for him. Jupiter was his favorite, but also probably because that’s his favorite planet (it’s the biggest, after all).

I’m not sure how much he got out of the music itself, more he loved looking at the pictures of the planets and their moons. I’m sure that at this point, a lot of the mythology behind the planets’ personae and thus the reasoning behind the music was a little lost.

]]> By: Warren http://www.thefryside.com/blog/2010/03/01/stopping-to-listen/comment-page-1/#comment-1056 Warren Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:19:43 +0000 http://www.thefryside.com/?p=2115#comment-1056 And that is why I love performing. Also, I will get you for that pun. And...how did Austin perceive it? And that is why I love performing.

Also, I will get you for that pun.

And…how did Austin perceive it?

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