So tonight at dinner, my parents and I had an interesting conversation about music and dancers. My sister, Christina, is a dance major and my mom danced with Ohio Ballet when she was young. It was surprising how many connections I made between dancers and musicians.
The conversation started because Christina is taking a science course over the summer. Now, Christina has always been an incredibly intelligent person (and I mean genius!) but she is going to school to get a professional dance career. I mentioned my thoughts on why Christina decided to focus her career goals on being a dancer when her academics could get her so far.
But, what my dad was questioning, was how do dancers and musicians remember what they are doing? He was wondering how we could perform, whether music or dance, without forgetting what we are supposed to do.
This conversation struck me as interesting because I never really thought about it before. Since I've been playing clarinet since the summer before 4th grade, I don't have to think about each note before I play it. The same thing with dance-- Christina has been taking dance classes since she was a toddler, so remembering the moves is just second- nature and she can remember without a problem.
I guess I never really thought about it before, but from an outsider's eyes, they may question the fact that being a musician (or a dancer) takes time to improve and you remember things as you move up in difficulty. (So obviously, I didn't start playing clarinet concertos in 4th grade; I started with learning fingerings for notes, simple scales, and have been working my way up ever since.)
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