Rodge wrote:Just for checking, I went to compare the number of view between Dave and Anika on Drumeo, nothing against her of course, but she get way more views than Dave, people are listening with their bloody eyes, sad...
Well, there's also a bunch of very lightly clothes young females that have probably more views than both of them. It's probaly not only horny old men watching them either. It's probably a lo of 14 yo both boys and girls, than spend way more time on youtube than most grown ups.
With all the posities of social media this is part of the downside. Not so much that it's available, but the simple fact that certain things need insight, knowledge and growth to be appreciated and with everything available at the click of a button that process has to be inspired in some different way.
We all have to start somewhere, though. We all did that and grew as we started checking out the influences of our first incfuences or just wanted some thing new. It's one of the main broad picture things I think of as a teacher. Traditional classical training done by amateurs is just as much of a hinderance than modern media though, like it always was. Sort of a small town thing, but also a general micro environment thing, which means it can exist amywhere.
At least there's a choice that's in pracice more up to you when it's avaiable. All that's needed is a little inspirtion, a tiny push.
Then you have the whole idea of generl independant thought that woould long term solve all our problems, so it's all connected.
When I talk to people of all ages I'm not at all convinved things were better before, though. Most kids are in general more likely to give something a chance than the old farts that listen to only one type of music. It must also still be okay to simply not like something even if you gave it a chance. The attitude is just to be able to look at something as different rather than inferior.
Regarless of general quality and depth most of us have a connection with the pop music we grew up with. It was valid and right for us then and now it's value is childhood memories.