Alan ShapiroAesthetic Realism Associate, Jazz Pianist, Music Educator |
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Originally from Philadelphia, I'm a musician and music teacher with a wide range of professional experience, as a jazz pianist, arranger, composer, accompanist, and as a teacher from elementary school through college. Since 1988, I've been teaching junior and senior high school chorus and general music in the New York City area. My teaching and writing is based on the philosophy Aesthetic Realism, which was founded in 1941 by Eli Siegel, poet, critic and historian who stated:
For example, when jazz improvisation is beautiful it puts together the opposites of freedom and order: we hear spontaneous expression at one with form and structure. And these same opposites I'm trying to make sense of all the time—as every person is. Learning about the opposites, I came to have a new love for jazz and all music, and to understand myself better. I began studying the Siegel Theory of Opposites while doing my graduate studies at the Manhattan School of Music, in classes taught by Edward Green. My education continues at the Aesthetic Realism Foundation in New York City, including in classes for consultants and associates taught by Ellen Reiss. Click on the buttons at the left and you'll find out more. |
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