https://www.musical-u.com/learn/big-5-skills-modern-musicianship-chad-west-interview/
Becoming a musician just means you learn to play an instrument, right? Not quite…
In fact, as music learners quickly discover, there are a wide variety of skills involved in being a capable and versatile musician. These go far beyond just knowing the movements to make your instrument play the right notes.
Dr. Chad West is an Associate Professor and Chair of Music Education at Ithaca College and frequently presents at music education conferences. He is a leading expert on the core musicianship skills mentioned above, and has codified them as five distinct skill groups to be learned.
After reading about Dr. West’s work on the SmartMusic blog recently we were very keen to talk with him about his fascinating research and find out more about how he views modern musicality training.
https://www.musical-u.com/learn/big-5-skills-modern-musicianship-chad-west-interview/