Determinacy and indeterminacy of music performance and its implications for philosophy of education
Join this event to hear Yaroslav Senyshyn discuss how musical expression may be predetermined in performances related to music texts.
Determinacy and indeterminacy of music performance and its implications for philosophy of education
22 Nov 2023, 17:30 – 19:15
The tradition and educational systems of Western classical music seek determinacy and are intolerant of performances that deviate from music texts. Alternatively, Indian classical music performances are independent of texts and find their expression in constant and ever-changing improvisatory statements in the subjective fluidities of an individual performer.
Yaroslav will talk about Western jazz and possibly AI performances, and how these find themselves in circumstances that point to interesting possibilities for education.
This in-person event will be particularly useful for those interested in the philosophy of music and music performance.
PESGB seminar series
This event is part of the Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain (PESGB) seminar series. PESGB is a learned society that promotes the study, teaching and application of philosophy of education. Its London Branch hosts seminars every Wednesday in conjunction with the Centre for Philosophy of Education. These seminars are led by national and international scholars in the field, covering a wide range of issues of educational and philosophical concern.
All are welcome to attend.
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Professor Yaroslav Senyshyn
Professor of Music Philosophy and a Steinway Artist
Simon Fraser University
He is an acclaimed international Canadian pianist who records for Albany Records, New York, and is a recording artist for the Czech National Symphony Orchestra, Prague.
His academic approach draws on existential and other areas of philosophy of music, anxiety, subjectivity and objectivity.