This morning started with good intentions. I was going to catch up on some reading on Communities of Practice - in fact I even shared the intention on social media. However, this did mean that I had my phone in my hand as my friend sent me a link to a music video he thought I would enjoy... It was a recording of a session playing 'High Drive' - a tune we are currently working on in the ceilidh band I play with. It was a great recording - full of life and energy and I really enjoyed watching it.
I couldn't remember who wrote the tune though so I did a quick internet search, which not only told me who wrote the tune (Gordon Duncan) but also provided a link to another performance of the tune - this time in a concert setting with a trad group including a bassoon. Never seen a bassoon with a trad group before!
The video clip was on You-Tube and, as usual, there were other suggestions of videos I might like to watch including a TED-x talk by the lead fiddler (Jamie Laval) in this group: 'How a fiddle tune can change the world'.
Rather than putting the phone down and turning to my planned reading I continued along the distraction path. The talk was excellent - not only did it contain some great music the main things I took from the talk were all about Communities of Practice:
- talking about his approach to concerts and the preparation for each event which includes working with groups of young people "helping each other to create, to build things to grow"
- involving many many local groups and stakeholder all joining together to share their passion (not just for music) and develop the event so that "before the show even starts there is this huge web of interconnections"
- at the end he sums up what he has learned through his career in traditional music "its the cumulative effect of engaging with people within an environment of beauty that always makes a lasting and far reaching impact"
Now, back to the plan and Chris Blackmore's book.
No comments:
Post a Comment