As I read Copeland's "The Sonorous Image" - Chapter 2, I can relate to his analogy of the non-trained vs. trained listeners. I just swap out the listening portions and insert drawing/painting portions.
I can draw and paint. People are always complimenting my work. It is aesthetically appealing to them. You can see for yourself at: http://cep807lialm.weebly.com/artwork.html. Copeland talks about how easy it is to please the untrained listener. I can use that as how easy it is the teach elementary students art. If a teacher actually KNOWS their subject, the passion for teaching it flows easily. The students will see the truth and abilities of the teacher and learn from them. If a teacher is just going through the motions, the students will know that as well.
Copeland also talks about his vision where technology takes over the music world. He envisions something that can overcome all of man's (and instrument) outer ranges. As Copeland puts it, we can only play so high/low, sing so fast/slow, etc. I have seen the Mannheim Steamroller in concert and it is basically composed up of 4 men, with a small sectional orchestra accompaniment. They have electronic "everything," from violins and piano/organs to electronic clarinets. While Mannheim Steamroller actually played their notes, I could see how easily it would be to program a composition and just mime/dance along with the music, taking credit for playing the piece. Art is the same way. Technology has started taking over the design world. Mankind can use computers to draw perfect images, edit photographs, even make exact duplicates of existing masterpieces. Could you imaging going to the Louvre in Paris, France just to see the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, only to find out that the museum had replaced it with a Giclee (an exact duplicate, made to represent an original artwork, detailing even the smallest brush stroke and build up of paint). It would be a let down.
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