Music and Social Action
Published: Feb 22, 2016
Description
What is a musician’s response to the condition of the world? Do musicians have both an obligation and an opportunity to serve the public good through their work?
At a time of change for the classical music profession, with shifting audiences and evolving career paths, how can musicians navigate and shape what comes next? Are we witnessing a decline, or a moment of reinvigoration?
This course explores how musicians can respond to the needs of the world through performance, teaching, and community engagement, offering new ways to think about music’s role in public life.
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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