Less and less funding for public education.
Music classes no longer standard in public schools.
Musical instrument lessons not longer offered in K-8.
Fewer and fewer bands touring up and down the coasts stopping at local venues. Live concerts are a rarity.
Young people playing video games online with their friends with soundtracks that satisfy their musical needs.
I also blame it on the music industry. No longer do we have visionaries like Ahmet Erdogan of Atlantic who embraced new music and fostered an environment of creativity. Look at what those idiot white shirts at Capital did to Beatles' and Beach Boys' music. If it werent for the sheer talent of those musical geniuses, that company would have killed any creativity.
It's harder for a younger person to have the time, inclination and desire to explore a hobby with all the competing forces in this era.
I'll keep carrying the baton and holding the torch high, but even that won't help change funadamental forces that diminish new interest and participation over time.
Music classes no longer standard in public schools.
Musical instrument lessons not longer offered in K-8.
Fewer and fewer bands touring up and down the coasts stopping at local venues. Live concerts are a rarity.
Young people playing video games online with their friends with soundtracks that satisfy their musical needs.
I also blame it on the music industry. No longer do we have visionaries like Ahmet Erdogan of Atlantic who embraced new music and fostered an environment of creativity. Look at what those idiot white shirts at Capital did to Beatles' and Beach Boys' music. If it werent for the sheer talent of those musical geniuses, that company would have killed any creativity.
It's harder for a younger person to have the time, inclination and desire to explore a hobby with all the competing forces in this era.
I'll keep carrying the baton and holding the torch high, but even that won't help change funadamental forces that diminish new interest and participation over time.