We hear the phrase “support live music” a lot, but what exactly IS live music?
Live music is… a local band playing at the bar down the street
Live music is… your kid’s school orchestra concert
Live music is… your neighbor practicing scales on her piano
Live music is… humming to yourself while cooking dinner
Live music is… the pan flute player on the subway platform
Live music is… singing songs during your religious service
Live music is… the teenage guitarists playing “Stairway To Heaven” in a music store
Live music is… The Rolling Stones onstage at Wembley Stadium
Live music is… a toddler banging on pans
Live music is… a Broadway pit orchestra
Live music is… a harpsichord concert at the Met Museum
Live music is… “Happy Birthday” (“are ya 1, are ya 2…”)
Live music is… singing along with the car radio
Live music is… whale song
Live music is… you, every time you sit down and play your instrument
Live music is… and has been an integral part of our collective cultural lives for millennia. Let’s continue to support live music and pass it down to the next generation!