Why Music Education Is Essential
A Talk by Vijay Gupta
September 18, 6:00 p.m.
International Cultural Center Auditorium
The presentation is free and open to the public
According to the Los Angeles Downtown News, Vijay Gupta is "The Most Interesting Man
in the [Philharmonic Orchestra]." Not only is he the youngest player in the Los Angeles
Philharmonic, but the virtuoso violinist has also become a world renowned advocate
for the redemptive and regenerative power of music. Gupta holds a master's in music
from Yale and made his solo debut, at age 11, with the Israel Philharmonic.
Gupta believes strongly that music should be a fundamental element in the educational
curriculum, beyond an extracurricular hobby or even a medium to facilitate instruction
in other fields, such as math or science. In this talk, he shares his personal journey
in music education, tying in his experiences as a young musician struggling to find
the meaning in music with the lack of programs and support, as well as the stigma
he faced at choosing between a career as a “responsible person” in science and a career
in his lifes passion, music. That stigma still exists around music and the arts.
Gupta believes music educators are true pioneers in the kind of human education that
will shape the kind of empathic and socially connected lives that our world demands
of our young people. Music gives us these human tools, says Gupta—the relational discipline
grounded in passion that truly can affect change in the world around us.
This program made possible, in part, by a grant from The CH Foundation
Written and edited by: Jane Bell
Email: jane.bell@ttu.edu
Posted date: 08/29/2014
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