The transformative power of classical music | Benjamin Zander | TED
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Published 2008-06-27
Benjamin Zander has two infectious passions: classical music, and helping us all realize our untapped love for it -- and by extension, our untapped love for all new possibilities, new experiences, new connections.
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All Comments (21)
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Can you just imagine having this man as a music teacher?
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You know that the video has a great value when you watch it in 240p in 2019.
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Forget the music. Zander is an extraordinary teacher. Never mind that this video is 12 years old. It will be relevant as long as anyone ever wants to be be able to teach. Every teacher should watch it. Benjamin Zander thank you.
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Classical music is not dying, I’m 17 and I’m in love with it. Educate your children and they will love it too.
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Me before starting to watch this video: Do I really want to watch a 20 minutes long Ted video right now? Me at the 15th minute of this video: Please don’t end.
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“The next note is a C, and it’s job is to make the B sad.” This is brilliant.
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Zander is the Bob Ross of classical music. His videos are insightful not just for music but for life as well.
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Still remains as the best TED talk of them all.
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This guy could excite me about an empty bucket. Pure mastery.
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This guy is a fucking genius
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I was one of those people who “tolerates” classical music until I heard this. I wasn’t expecting to get chills, but something about the way this incredible gentleman not only played the music beautifully, but explained it in a way I’d never thought of it before…he was correct. I now love classical music. Thank you so much Zander.
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16 years have passed and I am still here with Zander and listening to the wonderful music of the Polish artist - Chopin. Yes, he was Polish. Yes, he loved his country (which was under partition at that time). And yes, he loved his family. Unfortunately, he was not destined to live to a decent age, but his songs still move people all over the world 200 years later. Dziękujemy! ❤
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"Who am I being, that my children's eyes are not shinning?" That hit hard.
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This guy is a gem. Never heard of him before, I'm a little richer now.
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"If you have a deceptive cadence then be sure to raise your eyebrows so everybody will know"
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Now that's a man that loves his profession, God bless him.
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“My job is to awaken possibility in other people”. “Who am I being that my children’s eyes are not shining?”. “I will never say anything that could not stand as the last thing I’ll ever say”. “It felt really good to cry for my brother”. Wow. Just... wow...
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This is the best Ted talk in my opinion, not because it has groundbreaking themes or amazing revelations, but because of this man's phenomenal presentation
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Who am I being that my children's eyes are not shining? Brilliant. Never heard a better more inspiring TED talk. This isn't just about music. 🙏
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I’m glad we have TwoSetViolin trying to change the world and introduce or involve classical music in kids lives and adults alike. We all know how to appreciate this topic.
