3rd Quarter Music Research.docx

5 Lessons from Mozart 1. Treat each project as an interesting challenge - Mozart even had to resort to ghost writing despite being a very proud man. He always pushed for something new and interesting within the frames that he was given. Whatever it is that you maybe we working on, it is always possible to carry it out in style and inject your own personality into it. 2. Be controversial in your own art - Mozart was a rebel and an innovator who received a lot of praise in his lifetime, but his music wasn’t liked by everyone – not even by a long shot. 3. Do your Groundwork - From a very early age he worked extremely hard to gain his skills. He practiced daily and was already composing little pieces when he was five. Ever since his early childhood he always stayed extremely dedicated to practice and research. For him there were no shortcuts. 4. Be a creator of worlds - Mozart used imitation as a form of practice and he was very good at it. But in his serious work he was never content with repeating what others were doing. 5. Don’t let hardship put you down - Mozart’s whole life, from childhood to his early death at 35, was filled with psychological hardship and physical suffering. He lost four of his six children. He was physically fragile and his life was plagued with all kinds of illnesses ever since his early age. Under these extremely difficult conditions this man wrote an amazingly large repertoire of masterful music. 5 Lessons from Beethoven 1. Think of yourself in very good ways. - Beethoven always thought of himself as the best composer in the world. 2. Every complicated thing starts simple. - Beethoven’s music is built on what’s known as motifs. He starts with a pattern and then builds on it; you can hear it in almost every single piece he writes, from the smallest pieces to the large symphonic masterpieces. 3. Trust your instincts in knowing when what you’ve done is just right. - Beethoven was known to write pieces and then go back and work on them some more. 4. Figure out what you feel your worth and then go for it. As mentioned above, - Beethoven was pretty much the first music entrepreneur. He couldn’t have done that without believing he was worth more than being a court musician. 5. Be flexible when opportunity arises. - Beethoven went deaf. While deaf, he still wrote a lot of music, including his 9th Symphony. He “heard” it inside his head and didn’t let it stop him from composing. 5 Lessons from Haydn 1. Poverty need not be an impediment to success. - And that hard work is indispensable to it. Haydn was poor as a church mouse throughout his childhood and youth, yet he never ceased being busy as a beaver. He was, “a regular urchin”, but none the less he tended to his work. 2. Always find solutions to hurdles in your goals. - Haydn educated himself about music because he had no way of supporting himself except by giving music lessons at two florins ($10) a month. He

learned so much more by himself than from teachers, this a lesson for those remote from musical centers cut off from developing their skills. 3. How to be happy though unhappily married! - He wanted to marry the younger daughter of a wig maker but however was persuaded to marry her sister. Yet, so imperturbable was Haydn’s good humor, that even this domestic affliction, which lasted forty years, did not unbalance him. 4. All the hard work, pays off. - Haydn was so wealthy in his last years that he was able to liberally repay the families of those who in his early struggles had helped him. As he said “ something can come from nothing.” 5. Always remember to repay those who have helped you - Although Haydn earned a lot of money, he still remained humble and repaid those who helped him reach where he is now. We should always be thankful for them and for God’s abundant blessings.

5 LIFE LESSONS FROM THE 3 GREAT COMPOSERS

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) 1. Treat each project as an interesting challenge. Mozart even had to resort to ghost writing despite being a very proud man. He always pushed for something new and interesting within the frames that he was given. 2. Be controversial in your own art. Mozart was a rebel and an innovator who received a lot of praise in his lifetime, but his music wasn’t liked by everyone – not even by a long shot. 3. Do your Groundwork. From a very early age he worked extremely hard to gain his skills. He practiced daily and was already composing little pieces when he was five. He always stayed extremely dedicated to practice and research. 4. Be a creator of worlds. Mozart used imitation as a form of practice and he was very good at it. But in his serious work he was never content with repeating what others were doing. 5. Don’t let hardship put you down. Mozart’s whole life, from childhood to his early death at 35, was filled with psychological hardship and physical suffering. He lost four of his six children. He was physically fragile and his life was plagued with all kinds of illnesses ever since his early age. Under these extremely difficult conditions this man wrote an amazingly large repertoire of masterful music.

Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827) 1. Think of yourself in very good ways. Beethoven always thought of himself as the best composer in the world. 2. Every complicated thing starts simple. Beethoven’s music is built on what’s known as motifs. He starts with a pattern and then builds on it; you can hear it in almost every single piece he writes, from the smallest pieces to the large symphonic masterpieces. 3. Trust your instincts in knowing when what you’ve done is just right. Beethoven was known to write pieces and then go back and work on them some more. 4. Figure out what you feel your worth and then go for it. As mentioned above, Beethoven was pretty much the first music entrepreneur. He couldn’t have done that without believing he was worth more than being a court musician. 5. Be flexible when opportunity arises. Beethoven went deaf. While deaf, he still wrote a lot of music, including his 9th Symphony. He “heard” it inside his head and didn’t let it stop him from composing.

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) 1. Poverty need not be an impediment to success and that hard work is indispensable to it. Haydn was poor as a church mouse throughout his childhood and youth, yet he never ceased being busy as a beaver. He was, “a regular urchin”, but none the less he tended to his work. 2. Always find solutions to hurdles in your goals. Haydn educated himself about music because he had no way of supporting himself except by giving music lessons at two florins ($10) a month. He learned so much more by himself than from teachers, this a lesson for those remote from musical centers cut off from developing their skills. 3. How to be happy though unhappily married! He wanted to marry the younger daughter of a wig maker but however was persuaded to marry her sister. Yet, so imperturbable was Haydn’s good humor that even this domestic affliction, which lasted forty years, did not unbalance him. 4. All the hard work, pays off. Haydn was so wealthy in his last years that he was able to liberally repay the families of those who in his early struggles had helped him. As he said “ Something can come from nothing.” 5. Always remember to repay those who have helped you. Although Haydn earned a lot of money, he still remained humble and repaid those who helped him reach where he is now. We should always be thankful for them and for God’s abundant blessings.

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