marshamello Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 (edited) And we thought it was difficult to get noticed and/or grow the audiences in the stands for drum corps shows! Even Joshua Bell can't get busy people to stop and listen when he plays (with no fanfare) in a subway station in Washington DC. Thanks to Hoppy for posting a link to this on his blog. The article is very long but scan it and you'll be amazed by how blindly we can walk through our everyday lives. Washington Post Article I'd say this concept of being too busy to stop and listen (smell the roses) is a large contributing factor to the reduced size of drum corps audiences and performers. Too many options and too much to do results in fewer people with the time for drum corps. Sad but true. Edited April 11, 2007 by marshamello Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimedrummer Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 (edited) And we thought it was difficult to get noticed and/or grow the audiences in the stands for drum corps shows! Even Joshua Bell can't get busy people to stop and listen when he plays (with no fanfare) in a subway station in Washington DC. Thanks to Hoppy for posting a link to this on his blog. The article is very long but scan it and you'll be amazed by how blindly we can walk through our everyday lives.Washington Post Article I'd say this concept of being too busy to stop and listen (smell the roses) is a large contributing factor to the reduced size of drum corps audiences and performers. Too many options and too much to do results in fewer people with the time for drum corps. Sad but true. Stop and smell "the roses"......Ah, Carpe Diem! I don't feel drum corps is hurting for audience or performers. I do agree that there are many who go through life totally oblivious to what's going on around them. There are, though, some who are very perceptive, but, they never let on. Regardless, I would never insult a Joshua Bell by turning the other cheek. Edited April 12, 2007 by oldtimedrummer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn craig Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 I heard the story on ABC's evening news. I thought it was interesting that many young children really wanted to stop and listen but their parents hurried them on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersop Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 Tragic!!!!!!!!! :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarimbasaurusRex Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 Saw that on the news and there are interesting lessons to take from it. The problem is, it doesn't tell us very much. A subway station is not a place for listening. For all anyone knows, the violinist could be working with a pick-pocket, the violinist distracts while the other lifts wallets. Would you stop? If anything, it says that a solo violin isn't enough to make people forget where they are. Would a great salsa band go so un-noticed? Or Paris Hilton doing a photo shoot? It's all about what interests people, and classical violin (no matter how expertly played) isn't real high on the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FieldofBlueDreams Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 great article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewbugler Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 Living in the DC Metro area, I can attest to the fact that the culture here is to be just too darn busy to give a crap about things while commuting. After all, we don't even have a classical station. Great article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zachariaswmb Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 Personally, I find it tragic that they had to give an explanation of who Joshua Bell is on ABC. American musical tradition is dying all around us, but we're too busy to pay attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madalumni Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 This is unfortunate. It's not an isolated incedent though. I was watching a clip of Future Corps. They were unbelievable and the people walking through the park didn't seem to even notice they were there! <**> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshamello Posted April 11, 2007 Author Share Posted April 11, 2007 Living in the DC Metro area, I can attest to the fact that the culture here is to be just too darn busy to give a crap about things while commuting. After all, we don't even have a classical station. Great article WOW! Our nation's capital doesn't even have a classical radio station. THAT's a tragedy!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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