Classical Music Has a Toxicity Problem

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SOURCES (1) Is Classical Music Elitist? No, But You Might Be!: https://interlude.hk/classical-music-elitist-might/ (2) Music and the Human Experience: https://alg.manifoldapp.org/read/music-and-the-human-experience/section/74f52b0b-9368-4968-8cb8-eb7c24def23c#:~:text=play an instrument.-,THE PATRONAGE SYSTEM,it also had its drawbacks (3) It’s Official: Many Orchestras Are Now Charities: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/16/arts/music/its-official-many-orchestras-are-now-charities.html (4) What Does It Really Mean to Be a Patron?: https://interlude.hk/patrons-music-as-a-market/](https://interlude.hk/patrons-music-as-a-market/) (5) The Elitism of Classical Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YD6zMft817Q&t=143s (6) Lack of diversity in top orchestras remains a major challenge for musicians of color: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/lack-diversity-top-orchestras-remains-major-challenge-musicians-color-n891386 (7) What would it take to change the way orchestras work?: https://zachmanzi.medium.com/what-would-it-take-to-change-the-way-orchestras-work-2b9ddea232f3 (8) Is Classical Music Elitist?: https://medium.com/the-riff/is-classical-music-elitist-3320f9d24c56 (9) The Culture of Music Education Lends Itself to Abuse: https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/culture-music-education-lends-itself-abuse (10) Black Artists on How to Change Classical Music: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/16/arts/music/black-classical-music-opera.html (11) Classical music isn’t doing enough to support musicians’ mental health, survey reveals: https://www.classicfm.com/music-news/classical-industry-mental-health-survey/ (12) I Left the Classical Music World and I Wouldn’t Go Back: https://medium.com/age-of-awareness/i-left-the-classical-music-world-and-i-wouldnt-go-back-286c4be5a5dc (13) What I’m really thinking: the orchestral musician: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/apr/09/what-im-really-thinking-orchestral-musician (14) What Does It Mean to End A Career in Classical Music: https://zachmanzi.medium.com/what-does-it-mean-to-end-a-career-in-classical-music-489f2301c0bc (15) La musique médiéval: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kq8cSs1ax90 (16) Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Waterloo 1815: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDZGL1xsqzs 0:00 - intro 5:40 - who owns classical music? 13:15 - the bubble of indoctrination 23:43 - toxic musicians BACKGROUND STUFF 🎹 Piano Hoffman, ~1930 C.Bechstein, Czech Republic GET IN TOUCH: I’d love to hear from you! I bucked socials a while ago so until I can afford a social media manager, leave a comment!