Interdisciplinary connections

Following our discussion from class the other day after reciting the poems, I found the idea of making interdisciplinary connections between classes very interesting.  In terms of the poetry anthology, I really appreciated the historical connections I could draw from the poems and how history affects the poetry as well.  I might of mentioned this …

Why memorize?

With the salon the other day, we have finally finished the Poetry Anthology. Like many other classmates, I questioned why we had to memorize and perform poetry. Exactly what purpose does memorizing a piece do? I thought about it some more and I remembered/connected it to how as a pianist, I also memorize pieces once …