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Timelessness of Music

As my student teacher teaches the students about Ludwig Von Beethoven today I reflect on the timelessness of music.  Music is an ever changing and evolving medium of expression.  That being said there are pieces of music that, thanks to modern media, are interwoven into all of our lives.  As a music educator I feel it is important that students understand that songs like the theme from the Hallelujah Chorus did not "come from Spongebob".  Students and consumers alike must understand that quality music is enduring.  The Hallelujah Chorus was written in 1741 by Handel.  I ask my students, 'don't you think that it is a pretty well written piece if people still know it today'?  They generally agree.  With this realization and the fact that some students will receive no music education after elementary school, I decided to change my focus of music listening.  Each week students listen to a piece of music that they will recognize.  We always r...