I’m remembering the words of Jim Tenney from a decade and a half ago when in composition seminar he drove home the point that music does effect positive change in society. Jim used the Beatles–specifically Lennon’s contribution–as an example of music’s impact.
There are plenty of days when listening, making, and writing about music seems thankless, pointless even.
A consolation: remember that change is sometimes a long and subtle process.
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