Some latest events from my teaching carrier, without going into details, inspired me to think over a question – what is better for the music teaching practice to use same time-proved materials year after year or to be in a constant search for the new sheet music stuff, new works and new composers? On the one hand, of course, there’s a huge stratum of “classical” works which are no doubt world heritage and any self-respecting musician have to know the subject, but on the other hand everything changes and develops and so does the classical music. And - let's be honest – we cannot ignore contemporary classics though we may not like it.
I think one of our main goals is to implant a good musical taste in our students, foster love for harmony and make them distinguish between art and profanation, between beautiful and vapid works. Sadly, today’s masters of harmony squander their talents on constant hunting for pioneering ideas and brand new methods, often forgetting about the chief aim of music art – to evoke elevated feelings and make the listeners think. I just hope that the time hasn’t run out for Mozarts and Beethovens yet.
