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fandomhigh2018-03-16 09:00 am
sharp_man) wrote in fandomhigh2018-03-16 09:00 am
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Music Appreciation, Friday 1st period
//I trust you all survived China?// Jono looked faintly amused as he leaned back against the desk at the front of the classroom. //And your first week back from break. Brutal, innit? I feel lucky, unlike the rest of you,// and Hannibal, //I've only got to be in this building for one class a week.//
... He made up for that with trips back to New York to teach a class of young mutants, but those weren't details he really needed to share, were they?
//At any rate, we'll be jumping back into it again today, easing you into learning about music by re-introducing you to... well... music, I suppose.//
He shrugged.
//In the immortal words of Madonna, 'Music makes the people come together. Music makes the bourgeoisie and the rebel.'// He waved a hand around. //Never gonna stop. Never gonna stop. Et cetera.//
Hannibal gave him an amused look. "Also, 'Quels chants doux et touchants quels accords ravissants!' as the Furies sing in Orphée et Eurydice. Music can move every heart and mind, and it is unsurprising that there is music about the concept. Not to mention that musicians can be notoriously self-absorbed, and writing of their craft is therefore second nature."
There was no judgment in that statement. Hannibal was self-aware enough not to judge people for being proud.
"To add another level to things, there are also songs that discuss the tendencies and patterns of other songs. Some are every bit as capable of making fun of themselves as praising their craft."
//Some songs,// and of course Jono was putting on something from Sound of Music for this class, //are more about teaching the craft than praising it. Disney does it too, as a matter of fact, at least once. Presumably they knew what they were talking about, since every other bloody film they make is a musical.//
Shut up. He would never admit it, but he actually liked Disney.Not just because they owned him.
//There are songs about nostalgia over... well... songs. Country music does this a fair bit, so at the risk of sounding like somebody who actually enjoys country, I'll play some Murder on Music Row and Sing Me Back Home for you, while I'm at it. Could probably keep going on in that vein for a while, but we'd be here all bloody day, and I haven't even touched on Rock and Roll yet.//
Jon wouldn't be Jon without touching on Rock and Roll at least once.
"While that is generally not my purview," Hannibal nodded to Jono, "I can at least research the matter, and I am familiar with the basics, so may I begin with "Your Song", by Elton John?" Hannibal suggested.
Forgive him, Jono; there had been lamentably few English arias about music for him to present.
Jono would survive. He'd called dibs on Joan Jett.
//Not bad,// he noted, //though I'd go even more blatant with it, personally. Something good and straightforward like I Love Rock 'n Roll is remarkably satisfying, after all. Hell, Social Code has a good one, too, though hardly as iconic as Joan.//
This part was his favourite. Could people tell? It was.
//Then there's Bob Seger, Kiss, Elvis... The list goes on.//
Stop him, Hannibal.
Why should he want to do that? Jono was lovely when he got enthusiastic about things. Oh, right - they were nominally supposed to be teaching here.
"Nor does rock have a monopoly upon these songs," he interrupted. "For a jazzier take on it, there is Duke Ellington, and for something closer to folk there is Bob Dylan."
"So," he continued before Jono could think of anything else, "what are some songs about music or songs themselves that you prefer? What are some aspects of music that are worthy of music? Share your own."
... He made up for that with trips back to New York to teach a class of young mutants, but those weren't details he really needed to share, were they?
//At any rate, we'll be jumping back into it again today, easing you into learning about music by re-introducing you to... well... music, I suppose.//
He shrugged.
//In the immortal words of Madonna, 'Music makes the people come together. Music makes the bourgeoisie and the rebel.'// He waved a hand around. //Never gonna stop. Never gonna stop. Et cetera.//
Hannibal gave him an amused look. "Also, 'Quels chants doux et touchants quels accords ravissants!' as the Furies sing in Orphée et Eurydice. Music can move every heart and mind, and it is unsurprising that there is music about the concept. Not to mention that musicians can be notoriously self-absorbed, and writing of their craft is therefore second nature."
There was no judgment in that statement. Hannibal was self-aware enough not to judge people for being proud.
"To add another level to things, there are also songs that discuss the tendencies and patterns of other songs. Some are every bit as capable of making fun of themselves as praising their craft."
//Some songs,// and of course Jono was putting on something from Sound of Music for this class, //are more about teaching the craft than praising it. Disney does it too, as a matter of fact, at least once. Presumably they knew what they were talking about, since every other bloody film they make is a musical.//
Shut up. He would never admit it, but he actually liked Disney.
//There are songs about nostalgia over... well... songs. Country music does this a fair bit, so at the risk of sounding like somebody who actually enjoys country, I'll play some Murder on Music Row and Sing Me Back Home for you, while I'm at it. Could probably keep going on in that vein for a while, but we'd be here all bloody day, and I haven't even touched on Rock and Roll yet.//
Jon wouldn't be Jon without touching on Rock and Roll at least once.
"While that is generally not my purview," Hannibal nodded to Jono, "I can at least research the matter, and I am familiar with the basics, so may I begin with "Your Song", by Elton John?" Hannibal suggested.
Forgive him, Jono; there had been lamentably few English arias about music for him to present.
Jono would survive. He'd called dibs on Joan Jett.
//Not bad,// he noted, //though I'd go even more blatant with it, personally. Something good and straightforward like I Love Rock 'n Roll is remarkably satisfying, after all. Hell, Social Code has a good one, too, though hardly as iconic as Joan.//
This part was his favourite. Could people tell? It was.
//Then there's Bob Seger, Kiss, Elvis... The list goes on.//
Stop him, Hannibal.
Why should he want to do that? Jono was lovely when he got enthusiastic about things. Oh, right - they were nominally supposed to be teaching here.
"Nor does rock have a monopoly upon these songs," he interrupted. "For a jazzier take on it, there is Duke Ellington, and for something closer to folk there is Bob Dylan."
"So," he continued before Jono could think of anything else, "what are some songs about music or songs themselves that you prefer? What are some aspects of music that are worthy of music? Share your own."
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