PT45: "Music is about Art, not Correctness," with Charles Latshaw

I had so many different titles that I wanted to put on this episode. We talked about building your library of lessons and teachers and experiences, the art of music, and how to hack  your microwave. It was so hard to pick just one. A big part of what we discuss in this episode is exactly what we’re doing with Podium Time: learning from as many teachers as we can. Charles’s revelation about music while studying in Vienna really hit me as something that I’d been hearing all over but have had trouble applying: Music is about Art, not Correctness. I notice it in my preparation for a workshop, trying to think of everything that the teacher could think of and forgetting that we’re creating expression with what we do. Let this episode really spark a new appreciation for what we are doing on the podium and on our instruments any time we create music. Let it inspire your teaching! And while you’re teaching, own your mistakes!

This week we discuss:

• Teaching what a conductor does
• How to use recordings
• Learning from multiple teachers
• Mark everything in your score – Build a Library of Markings
• Benefits of a large program
• “For me now, music has become about art and not about correctness.”
• What you can learn from a scale
• The joy of concertos
• Freedom to experiment in rehearsal and performance
• Notes on programming underrepresented works
• Charles’s Billboards

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