{"id":1186,"date":"2008-06-27T00:41:29","date_gmt":"2008-06-27T07:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/artfulmanager\/wp\/2008\/06\/not_aloof_and_detached_but_dee\/"},"modified":"2008-06-27T00:41:29","modified_gmt":"2008-06-27T07:41:29","slug":"not_aloof_and_detached_but_dee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/artfulmanager\/main\/not_aloof_and_detached_but_dee.php","title":{"rendered":"Not aloof and detached, but deeply, deeply human"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This one time, at band camp (okay, orchestra camp), I got to watch a slightly crazy and wildly gesticulating individual convince a roomful of young musicians that their power and calling was <i>more<\/i> than just learning to play well. Rather, he persuaded us that we were part of a long arc of human expression that had depth, meaning, purpose, and power. This was over 30 years ago, when I was younger and thinner, and had less of a practical professional patina about me.<\/p>\n<p>As a young musician, not aspiring to anything in particular, I bought the message. But since then, I had forgotten.<\/p>\n<p>So I was particularly surprised and thrilled to see that slightly crazy and wildly gesticulating individual today, on-line, in an equally <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/index.php\/talks\/benjamin_zander_on_music_and_passion.html\">inspiring and aligning commentary at TED<\/a> from February. The man was, and is, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.benjaminzander.com\/\">Benjamin Zander<\/a>. And if you&#8217;re wondering how to engage a non-arts audience in the arts &#8212; not with gimmicks, but with honesty, respect, and contagious passion &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/index.php\/talks\/benjamin_zander_on_music_and_passion.html\">watch this<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\n<!--cut and paste--><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0\" width=\"432\" height=\"285\" id=\"VE_Player\" align=\"middle\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/static.videoegg.com\/ted2\/flash\/loader.swf\"><PARAM NAME=\"FlashVars\" VALUE=\"bgColor=FFFFFF&#038;file=http:\/\/static.videoegg.com\/ted\/movies\/BenjaminZander_2008_high.flv&#038;autoPlay=false&#038;fullscreenURL=http:\/\/static.videoegg.com\/ted\/flash\/fullscreen.html&#038;forcePlay=false&#038;logo=&#038;allowFullscreen=true\"><param name=\"quality\" value=\"high\"><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\"><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#FFFFFF\"><param name=\"scale\" value=\"noscale\"><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"window\"><embed src=\"http:\/\/static.videoegg.com\/ted2\/flash\/loader.swf\" FlashVars=\"bgColor=FFFFFF&#038;file=http:\/\/static.videoegg.com\/ted\/movies\/BenjaminZander_2008_high.flv&#038;autoPlay=false&#038;fullscreenURL=http:\/\/static.videoegg.com\/ted\/flash\/fullscreen.html&#038;forcePlay=false&#038;logo=&#038;allowFullscreen=true\" quality=\"high\" allowScriptAccess=\"always\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" scale=\"noscale\" wmode=\"window\" width=\"432\" height=\"285\" name=\"VE_Player\" align=\"middle\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" pluginspage=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer\"><\/object><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This one time, at band camp (okay, orchestra camp), I got to watch a slightly crazy and wildly gesticulating individual convince a roomful of young musicians that their power and calling was more than just learning to play well. 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