School of Music
Music and Social Action
Published: Feb 22, 2016
Description
What is a musician’s response to the condition of the world? Do musicians have an obligation and an opportunity to serve the needs of the world with their musicianship?At a time of crisis for the classical music profession, with a changing commercial landscape, a shrinking audience base, and a contraction in the number of professional orchestras, how does a young musician construct a career today? Are we looking at a dying art form or a moment of reinvigoration?
Course Takeaways
- The course will include inquiry into a set of ideas in philosophy of aesthetics; a discussion about freedom, civil society, and ways that art can play a role in readying people for democracy
- Discussion on philosophy of education as it relates to the question of positive social change
- An exploration of musical and artistic initiatives that have been particularly focused on a positive social impact
Meet the Instructors
Sebastian Ruth is a visiting lecturer in community engagement at the Yale School of Music.
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