"And about that word aesthetic... it means 'to perceive.' The philosopher John Dewey once remarked that he was unable to define the word aesthetic, but that he did know its opposite was anesthetic. That is the aesthetic development teaching artists most value- waking people up from the somnolence propagated by our aggressively anesthetizing commercial culture, to see the beauty, meaning, humanity, courage and joy around us."
- Eric Booth "Teaching Artists in the Arts Learning Ecosystem" from The Music Teaching Artist's Bible, Oxford University Press, 2009. pp. 22.
It is not just the teaching artist's job to create awareness of aesthetics as defined by Booth. It is all of our jobs, when we become aware of such structures and confines, to draw awareness in a gentle and thoughtful way.
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