Classical Music

I watched a TED talk about appreciating classical music. Going into this I already loved and appreciated classical music and I was still moved by the whole talk. He discussed how it's played, about impulses and "one buttock" and "two buttock" piano playing. He was very funny and engaging throughout. He talked about the emotions put into a song and the journey you take with the music.

After talking about chords and comparing a piece's repetition to Shakespeare's Hamlet, he played the piece again and told you to think about someone you love. I thought the piece was very moving and emotional. He talked about his mentality and how he judges his success in life on how many shining eyes he sees looking up at him.

I loved this TED talk and his mentality of success and how he lives his life.

You can watch this TED talk here: http://www.ted.com/talks/benjamin_zander_on_music_and_passion?language=en