The Language-metaphor is prevalent in a broader discourse around Western Classical Music. This metaphor brings with it several logics.
Logics
- grammar: syntax etc. Rule based
- meaning is as much in the content of what is said as in how it is said
- tool for expression.
- A systematic framework for expression
- symbolic significance of some gestures
- meaning
- ways of organisation: poetry, prose
- communication
The characteristics that are emphasised are akin to those of an orator, negotiator or therapist.
- confident speaker
- sensitive and attentive listener
On speaking and listening
Becoming a and a . Confident talker and sensitive and attentive listener.
I am speaking metaphorically as if music were a language, which it in some ways is
What’s the point of making music?
Confident talker and sensitive and attentive listener. Achieve mastery, accomplishment, meaning and flow.
Have something to say, say it with confidence, listen, interact. Participate, have a conversation. You are learning to participate in a highly structured and organized human activity. Your goal is to engage others into that activity