Erik Satie and the Twelve Gray Suits

What You'll Learn

• Discover what 'minimalism' means in music — using fewer notes to say more, like a whisper that makes everyone lean in closer
• Learn about tempo markings and what 'Lent et douloureux' (slow and painful) means — how composers leave instructions that are feelings, not just speeds
• Understand that the Gymnopédies were inspired by ancient Greek dances performed by young people without armor — naked and vulnerable, hiding nothing
• Learn that being eccentric or different isn't something to hide — Erik Satie turned his strangeness into art that millions of people love
• Discover that sometimes the simplest-sounding music is the HARDEST to write — every note has to be exactly right because there's nowhere to hide