The world we live in today is one with so many divisions. We have been divided by war and hate and we are afraid to travel for fear of attack. This will inevitably result in us, as a people, not sharing our talents and our creations. Without the fusion of people's artistic influences art may cease to grow.
I have always been amazed at how something like music can bridge the gap between different countries and also between people who, if it weren't for music, would have very little in common. I recently worked with a group of young Italian students whose English was quite poor. This made communication very difficult. What truly amazed me, and the other teachers, was how these students were able to sing an Ed Sheeran song, in English, simply because they loved it! Their drive was not to have perfect English. They were driven by the need to express themselves.
While I was studying music in college we were always told just how important it is for us to understand every single word we are singing, no matter what language we sing in. It then does not matter what language our audience speaks, they will understand the sentiment in the song because we as singers know what we are saying. A few years ago I was singing a song in German and afterwards a gentleman approached me and said, 'I do not speak German but I understood every word you sang because of your portrayal of the song'.
In a world where bridges are falling and walls are being erected, please keep singing. Keep creating. Our creativity is our passport to anywhere in the world.
I have always been amazed at how something like music can bridge the gap between different countries and also between people who, if it weren't for music, would have very little in common. I recently worked with a group of young Italian students whose English was quite poor. This made communication very difficult. What truly amazed me, and the other teachers, was how these students were able to sing an Ed Sheeran song, in English, simply because they loved it! Their drive was not to have perfect English. They were driven by the need to express themselves.
While I was studying music in college we were always told just how important it is for us to understand every single word we are singing, no matter what language we sing in. It then does not matter what language our audience speaks, they will understand the sentiment in the song because we as singers know what we are saying. A few years ago I was singing a song in German and afterwards a gentleman approached me and said, 'I do not speak German but I understood every word you sang because of your portrayal of the song'.
In a world where bridges are falling and walls are being erected, please keep singing. Keep creating. Our creativity is our passport to anywhere in the world.
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