Daily Dialogue — June 4, 2019

“Playing music is supposed to be fun. It’s about heart, it’s about feelings, moving people, and something beautiful, and it’s not about notes on a page. I can teach you notes on a page, I can’t teach you that other stuff.”

— Mr. Holland’s Opus (1995), written by Patrick Sheane Duncan

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Teacher. Today’s suggestion by @VincentJung11.

Trivia: Near the film’s conclusion the piecemeal orchestra, made up of former students of Mr Holland, plays his long awaited composition. As Mr Holland demonstrates throughout the film, he is a great admirer of John Lennon, so it is only fitting that the very last note played in his piece of music is exactly the same struck piano chord heard in the Beatles, “A Day in the Life” (although The Beatles chord is an E Major while the Mr. Holland chord appears to be an F Major).

Dialogue On Dialogue: In my experience, perhaps the single most important thing a teacher can do is help each student discover what their passion is. Sometimes the best way to do that is find the fun.