I liked his suggestion that teaching children to “play” music changes their ear. He suggests bringing the art and enjoyment back to music rather than they constant tyranny of synth pop. Insightful commentary.
That is a really important suggestion. I have two daughters who are currently violin students who take lessons from demanding teachers. The very first thing that is taught is to teach the “ear” to hear pitch. If they can’t sing it, then they won’t be able to play it. Their teacher emphasizes the importance of listening to good music to develop solid musicianship. He is right. Most often the musically talented come from musical homes. My feeling is that this is not because the parent spent hours with a three year old Perlman insisting his F was flat but because his ear was trained at a very young age to what music can really be.