{"id":1850,"date":"2013-07-04T09:43:05","date_gmt":"2013-07-04T02:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/science-technology.vn\/?p=1850"},"modified":"2013-07-04T09:43:05","modified_gmt":"2013-07-04T02:43:05","slug":"hieu-truong-nhu-nhac-truong-dan-nhac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/science-technology.vn\/?p=1850","title":{"rendered":"Hi\u1ec7u tr\u01b0\u1edfng nh\u01b0 nh\u1ea1c tr\u01b0\u1edfng d\u00e0n nh\u1ea1c"},"content":{"rendered":"

Th\u00e1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc, c\u00f3 cu\u1ed9c ho\u00e0 nh\u1ea1c c\u1ee7a d\u00e0n nhac th\u00ednh ph\u00f2ng Boston \u1edf Pittsburgh. H\u00f4m tr\u01b0\u1edbc cu\u1ed9c ho\u00e0 nh\u1ea1c, nhi\u1ec1u nh\u1ea1c c\u00f4ng v\u00e0 nh\u1ea1c tr\u01b0\u1edfng t\u1edbi th\u0103m Carnegie Mellon v\u00e0 \u0103n tr\u01b0a v\u1edbi khoa. T\u00f4i c\u00f3 c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i ng\u1ed3i c\u00f9ng b\u00e0n v\u1edbi \u00f4ng Benjamin Zander, nh\u1ea1c tr\u01b0\u1edfng n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng c\u1ee7a d\u00e0n nh\u1ea1c. Ban \u0111\u1ea7u cu\u1ed9c h\u1ed9i tho\u1ea1i \u1edf b\u00e0n ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u00e0 v\u1ec1 \u00e2m nh\u1ea1c v\u00e0 c\u00e1c nh\u00e0 so\u1ea1n nh\u1ea1c nh\u01b0 Beethoven, Brahms, v\u00e0 Tchaikovsky. T\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean, t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 nghe v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i g\u00ec v\u00ec t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft m\u1ea5y v\u1ec1 \u00e2m nh\u1ea1c. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u00f4ng Zander \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 cho n\u00ean \u00f4ng \u1ea5y h\u1ecfi t\u00f4i: \u201c\u00d4ng c\u00f3 bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng nh\u1ea1c tr\u01b0\u1edfng l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi duy nh\u1ea5t trong d\u00e0n nh\u1ea1c m\u00e0 \u201ckh\u00f4ng t\u1ea1o ra \u00e2m thanh?\u201d T\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean, t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd nh\u01b0ng d\u1ea7u v\u1eady v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng n\u00f3i c\u00e1i g\u00ec. \u0110\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean \u00f4ng \u1ea5y chuy\u1ec3n cu\u1ed9c h\u1ed9i tho\u1ea1i sang theo c\u00e1ch l\u00e0m cho t\u00f4i ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean l\u1edbn.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00d4ng \u1ea5y n\u00f3i: \u201cNh\u1ea1c tr\u01b0\u1edfng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ee9ng t\u1ecf t\u00ednh s\u00e1ng t\u1ea1o c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh qua nh\u1ea1c c\u1ee5 m\u00e0 h\u1ecd b\u1ecb ph\u00e1n x\u00e9t b\u1edfi kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ea1o ra m\u00f4i tr\u01b0\u1eddng trong \u0111\u00f3 c\u00e1c t\u00e0i n\u0103ng c\u1ee7a nh\u1ea1c c\u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u1ed5i l\u00ean v\u00e0 ch\u1ea5t l\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u1ee7a bu\u1ed5i di\u1ec5n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00ednh gi\u1ea3 tr\u1ea3i nghi\u1ec7m. N\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng kh\u00e1c v\u1edbi hi\u1ec7u tr\u01b0\u1edfng h\u00e0n l\u00e2m ng\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u1eef v\u1ecb tr\u00ed t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1 \u1edf \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc. H\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng d\u1ea1y, h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u, h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng vi\u1ebft s\u00e1ch, hay xu\u1ea5t b\u1ea3n b\u00e0i b\u00e1o nh\u01b0ng h\u1ecd b\u1ecb ph\u00e1n x\u00e9t b\u1edfi kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ea1o ra m\u00f4i tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ecdc t\u1eadp trong \u0111\u00f3 t\u00e0i n\u0103ng c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c th\u1ea7y trong khoa n\u1ed5i l\u00ean v\u00e0 ch\u1ea5t l\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u1ee7a vi\u1ec7c d\u1ea1y c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u1ea3i ti\u1ebfn n\u0103ng l\u1ef1c h\u1ecdc t\u1eadp c\u1ee7a sinh vi\u00ean c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd.\u201d<\/p>\n

So s\u00e1nh \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u1ea5y l\u00e0m cho t\u00f4i ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean. T\u00f4i t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi n\u1ebfu \u00f4ng hi\u1ec7u tr\u01b0\u1edfng h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t nh\u1ea1c tr\u01b0\u1edfng th\u00ec \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0m thay \u0111\u1ed5i c\u1ea3nh quan c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u1ea5y th\u1ebf n\u00e0o? \u00d4ng Zander chia s\u1ebb kinh nghi\u1ec7m ri\u00eang c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u1ea5y: \u201cKhi bu\u1ed5i bi\u1ec3u di\u1ec5n \u00e2m nh\u1ea1c kh\u00f4ng di\u1ec5n ra xu\u00f4n s\u1ebb, \u0111\u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 l\u1ed7i c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c nh\u1ea1c c\u00f4ng m\u00e0 l\u00e0 l\u1ed7i c\u1ee7a nh\u1ea1c tr\u01b0\u1edfng. T\u00f4i bao gi\u1edd c\u0169ng t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n m\u00ecnh \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u00f4i \u0111ang l\u00e0m c\u00f3 ng\u0103n c\u1ea3n c\u00e1c nh\u1ea1c c\u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng cho \u0111\u1ea1t t\u1edbi m\u1ecdi \u0111i\u1ec1u h\u1ecd c\u00f3 n\u0103ng l\u1ef1c l\u00e0m kh\u00f4ng. B\u1eb1ng vi\u1ec7c suy ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 sai l\u1ea7m ri\u00eang c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1ea3i ti\u1ebfn b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n m\u00ecnh, bu\u1ed5i bi\u1ec3u di\u1ec5n t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai c\u1ee7a d\u00e0n nh\u1ea1c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ea3i ti\u1ebfn.\u201d\u00a0\u00d4ng \u1ea5y ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng \u00f4ng \u1ea5y th\u01b0\u1eddng khuy\u00ean c\u00e1c nh\u1ea1c tr\u01b0\u1edfng kh\u00e1c \u0111\u1eebng t\u00ecm ch\u1ed7 sai \u1edf trong d\u00e0n nh\u1ea1c m\u00e0 t\u00ecm \u0111am m\u00ea trong m\u1ecdi nh\u1ea1c c\u00f4ng. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y c\u00f3 qui t\u1eafc r\u1eb1ng n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 sai l\u1ea7m trong d\u00e0n nh\u1ea1c, cho d\u00f9 l\u00e0 n\u1ed1t sai tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t nh\u1ea1c c\u1ee5, \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 l\u1ed7i c\u1ee7a nh\u1ea1c tr\u01b0\u1edfng. Nh\u1ea1c tr\u01b0\u1edfng n\u00e0y ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd ph\u00ea b\u00ecnh c\u00e1c nh\u1ea1c c\u00f4ng. Ngay c\u1ea3 d\u00e0n nh\u1ea1c t\u1ea1o ra \u00e2m thanh sai hay kh\u00f4ng h\u00e0i ho\u00e0, \u0111\u1ea5y l\u00e0 l\u1ed7i c\u1ee7a nh\u1ea1c tr\u01b0\u1edfng. C\u00e1ch ti\u1ebfp c\u1eadn n\u00e0y v\u1ec1 s\u1ef1 tin c\u1eady v\u00e0 m\u1ed1i quan h\u1ec7 gi\u1eefa nh\u1ea1c tr\u01b0\u1edfng v\u00e0 d\u00e0n nh\u1ea1c l\u00e0m t\u00f4i ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft t\u1ea1i sao \u00f4ng \u1ea5y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng nh\u1ea1c tr\u01b0\u1edfng v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i nh\u1ea5t ng\u00e0y nay v\u00e0 t\u1ea1i sao d\u00e0n nh\u1ea1c c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u1ea5y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng d\u00e0n nh\u1ea1c t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t tr\u00ean th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi.\u00a0B\u1eefa tr\u01b0a th\u00ec ng\u1eafn nh\u01b0ng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u00f4ng \u1ea5y chia s\u1ebb g\u00e2y \u1ea5n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng l\u1edbn cho t\u00f4i.<\/p>\n

Trong nhi\u1ec1u ng\u00e0y, kh\u00e1i ni\u1ec7m v\u1ec1 hi\u1ec7u tr\u01b0\u1edfng nh\u01b0 nh\u1ea1c tr\u01b0\u1edfng x\u00e2m chi\u1ebfm t\u00e2m tr\u00ed t\u00f4i. Khi c\u00e1c th\u1ea7y khoa kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m t\u1ed1t vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd hay khi sinh vi\u00ean kh\u00f4ng h\u1ecdc t\u1ed1t, bao nhi\u00eau hi\u1ec7u tr\u01b0\u1edfng s\u1ebd h\u1ecfi: \u201cC\u00e1i g\u00ec trong t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng khuy\u1ebfn kh\u00edch c\u00e1c th\u1ea7y khoa c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i hay sinh vi\u00ean c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c t\u1ed1t nh\u01b0 h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e1ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m v\u1eady? T\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m c\u00e1i g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng th\u00fac \u0111\u1ea9y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c hi\u1ec7u n\u0103ng m\u00e0 c\u00e1c th\u1ea7y khoa c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng l\u00e0m?\u201d<\/p>\n

D\u00e0n nh\u1ea1c c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t nh\u1ea1c tr\u01b0\u1edfng v\u00e0 nhi\u1ec1u nh\u1ea1c c\u00f4ng. Nh\u1ea1c tr\u01b0\u1edfng l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ea1o v\u00e0 nh\u1ea1c c\u00f4ng l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n l\u00ed, h\u1ecd qu\u1ea3n l\u00ed nh\u1ea1c c\u1ee5 ri\u00eang c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u01a1i nh\u1ea1c. \u0110\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t hi\u1ec7u tr\u01b0\u1edfng v\u00e0 nhi\u1ec1u gi\u00e1o s\u01b0. Hi\u1ec7u tr\u01b0\u1edfng l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ea1o v\u00e0 c\u00e1c gi\u00e1o s\u01b0 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n l\u00ed l\u1edbp h\u1ecdc ri\u00eang c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd.\u00a0L\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ea1o v\u00e0 qu\u1ea3n l\u00ed l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 nhau nh\u01b0ng h\u1ecd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u00f3c n\u1ed1i, v\u00e0 b\u00f9 cho nhau. Vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a nh\u1ea1c c\u00f4ng l\u00e0 tr\u00ecnh di\u1ec5n n\u0103ng l\u1ef1c ngh\u1ec7 s\u0129 hay nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. Vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a gi\u00e1o s\u01b0 l\u00e0 t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c l\u1edbp theo kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng chuy\u00ean nghi\u1ec7p t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. Vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a nh\u1ea1c tr\u01b0\u1edfng l\u00e0 g\u00e2y h\u1ee9ng kh\u1edfi v\u00e0 khuy\u1ebfn kh\u00edch. Vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a hi\u1ec7u tr\u01b0\u1edfng c\u0169ng l\u00e0 g\u00e2y h\u1ee9ng kh\u1edfi v\u00e0 khuy\u1ebfn kh\u00edch. T\u00f4i th\u00edch so s\u00e1nh \u0111\u00f3.<\/p>\n

Ch\u00ednh vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a hi\u1ec7u tr\u01b0\u1edfng l\u00e0 ph\u00e1t ki\u1ebfn, l\u00e0 cung c\u1ea5p vi\u1ec5n ki\u1ebfn cho \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc, l\u00e0 ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n chi\u1ec1u h\u01b0\u1edbng t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai v\u1edbi c\u1ea3nh quan d\u00e0i h\u1ea1n. Hi\u1ec7u tr\u01b0\u1edfng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 nh\u1ea1c tr\u01b0\u1edfng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n l\u00ed v\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng h\u1ed9i t\u1ee5 v\u00e0o c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n tr\u1ecb, b\u1eb1ng kh\u00f4ng th\u00ec tr\u01b0\u1eddng s\u1ebd tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh quan li\u00eau v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ebf h\u1ecdc t\u1eadp n\u0103ng \u0111\u1ed9ng. \u0110\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean t\u00f4i nh\u1eadn ra khi c\u00e1c gi\u00e1o s\u01b0 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh hi\u1ec7u tr\u01b0\u1edfng, nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c h\u1ed9i t\u1ee5 v\u00e0o t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c, ph\u00e2n c\u00f4ng gi\u00e1o s\u01b0 cho c\u00e1c l\u1edbp, \u0111i\u1ec1u ph\u1ed1i gi\u00e1o tr\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea3m b\u1ea3o m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 l\u1eadp k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch. H\u1ecd v\u1eabn \u0111ang l\u00e0m c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a gi\u00e1o s\u01b0, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ea1o. C\u0169ng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 nh\u1ea1c tu\u00f4n ch\u1ea3y v\u00e0 h\u00e0i ho\u00e0, h\u1ecdc t\u1eadp n\u00ean n\u0103ng \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng t\u0129nh t\u1ea1i. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 l\u00ed do t\u1ea1i sao kh\u00e1i ni\u1ec7m c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Zander v\u1ec1 nh\u1ea1c tr\u01b0\u1edfng l\u1ea1i tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi th\u1ebf \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i.<\/p>\n

C\u00e1c gi\u00e1o s\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean tr\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee3i hi\u1ec7u tr\u01b0\u1edfng ph\u00e2n l\u1edbp cho h\u1ecd d\u1ea1y, m\u00e0 x\u00e1c \u0111\u1ecbnh cho h\u1ecd m\u1ed9t ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ecbnh. Hi\u1ec7u tr\u01b0\u1edfng ph\u1ea3i h\u1ed7 tr\u1ee3 cho c\u00e1c gi\u00e1o s\u01b0 ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n t\u00e0i n\u0103ng trong sinh vi\u00ean v\u00e0 g\u00e2y ra k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c. Hi\u1ec7u tr\u01b0\u1edfng ph\u1ea3i c\u00f3 vi\u1ec5n ki\u1ebfn v\u00ec \u00f4ng \u1ea5y ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1eaft t\u1edbi ch\u00e2n tr\u1eddi cho t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai. Ng\u00e0y nay sinh vi\u00ean kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 ai \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00e0o t\u1ea1o \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1eb7c th\u00f9 m\u00e0 l\u00e0 “c\u00f4ng nh\u00e2n tri th\u1ee9c” ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 k\u0129 n\u0103ng \u0111\u1ec3 th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n b\u1ea5t k\u00ec c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ea7n t\u1edbi. Vai tr\u00f2 c\u1ee7a hi\u1ec7u tr\u01b0\u1edfng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 qu\u1ea3n l\u00ed, m\u00e0 l\u00e0 t\u1ea1o ra m\u00f4i tr\u01b0\u1eddng n\u01a1i vi\u1ec7c h\u1ecdc v\u00e0 ph\u00e1t ki\u1ebfn n\u1edf hoa.<\/p>\n

Hi\u1ec7u tr\u01b0\u1edfng tin c\u1eady v\u00e0o c\u00e1c th\u1ea7y khoa quanh \u00f4ng \u1ea5y l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c gi\u1ea3ng d\u1ea1y c\u0169ng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 nh\u1ea1c tr\u01b0\u1edfng tin c\u1eady v\u00e0o nh\u1ea1c c\u00f4ng d\u00e0n nh\u1ea1c bi\u1ec3u di\u1ec5n. Trong d\u00e0n nh\u1ea1c, s\u1ef1 h\u00e0i ho\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1ecb ph\u00e1 hu\u1ef7 khi ti\u1ebfng n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a nh\u1ea1c tr\u01b0\u1edfng can nhi\u1ec5u v\u00e0o c\u00e1c nh\u1ea1c c\u00f4ng. T\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1, trong \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc, h\u00e0i ho\u00e0 b\u1ecb ph\u00e1 hu\u1ef7 khi hi\u1ec7u tr\u01b0\u1edfng qu\u1ea3n l\u00ed vi\u1ec7c d\u1ea1y c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c gi\u00e1o s\u01b0. Nh\u1ea1c tr\u01b0\u1edfng v\u00e0 hi\u1ec7u tr\u01b0\u1edfng n\u00ean l\u00e0 t\u00e1c nh\u00e2n ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00eau g\u1ee3i hi\u1ec7u n\u0103ng l\u1edbn t\u1eeb ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c. H\u1ecd th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u00ec quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd m\u00e0 b\u1edfi v\u00ec n\u0103ng l\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd trao quy\u1ec1n cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c.<\/p>\n

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Provost as music conductor<\/p>\n

Last month, there was a concert by the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra in Pittsburgh. The day before the concert, several musicians and the music conductor visited Carnegie Mellon and had lunch with the faculty. I had a chance to sit in the same table with Mr. Benjamin Zander, the famous conductor of the orchestra. At first the conversation in our table was about music and composers such as Beethoven, Brahms, and Tchaikovsky. Of course, I only listened and did not say anything because I did not know much about music. Probably Mr. Zander noticed that so he asked me: \u201cDo you know that the conductor is the only person in the orchestra who \u201cdoesn\u2019t make a sound?\u201d Of course, I agreed but still not able to say anything. Suddenly he switched the conversation in a way that surprised me greatly.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cConductors are not people who demonstrate their creativity through an instrument but they are judged by their ability to produce an environment in which the talents of musicians may emerge and the quality of that performance may be experienced by the audiences. It is not different from academic provosts who occupy a similar position in universities. They do not teach, they do not research, they do not write textbooks, or publish articles but they are judged by their ability to create a learning environment in which the talents of their faculties emerge and the quality of their teachings can improve the learning ability of their students.\u201d<\/p>\n

His simple comparison surprised me. I wonder how does it change the perspective of a provost if he acts as a conductor? Mr. Zander shared his own experiences: \u201cWhen a music performance is not going well, it is not the fault of the musicians but the conductor. I always ask myself what am I doing that prevent the musicians from achieving all they are capable of . By reflect on my own mistakes to improve myself, future performance of the orchestra improves.\u201d\u00a0He went on to say that he often advise other conductors not to find mistake in the orchestra but look for the passion in every musician. He has a rule that if there is a mistake in the orchestra, even a wrong note on an instrument, it was likely to be the fault of the conductor. The conductor never criticize the musicians. Even if the orchestra make the wrong sound or are not harmonize, it is the conductor’s fault. This approach about the trust and the relationship between the conductor and the orchestra surprised me. Now I know why he is one of the greatest conductor today and why his orchestra is one of the best in the world.\u00a0The lunch was short but what he shared impressed me greatly.<\/p>\n

For many days, the concept of a provost as a conductor occupied my mind. When faculty did not do their jobs well or when students did not learn well, how many provost would ask: \u201cWhat is it in me that is failing to motivate my faculty or my students to do as good as they should? What might I be doing that does not inspire the type of performance of which our faculty are all capable of?\u201d<\/p>\n

An orchestra has one conductor and many musicians. The conductor is the leader and the musicians are the managers, they manage their own instruments to play music. An university has one provost and many professors. The provost is a leader and the professors are managers of their own classes.\u00a0Leadership and management are not the same but they are linked, and complementary. The musicians\u2019 job is to perform to their best artistic ability. The professors\u2019 job is to organize the class to their best professional ability. The conductor\u2019s job is to inspire and motivate. The provost\u2019s job is also to inspire and motivate. I love that comparison.<\/p>\n

It is the provost\u2019s job to innovate, to provide the vision to the university, to develop future direction with long range perspectives. A provost likes a conductor is not a manager and should not focus on administrator works, else the school would become a bureaucracy and not a dynamic learning institute. Suddenly I realize when professors became provosts, many continue to focus on organize the works, assigned professors to classes, coordinate the curriculum to ensure everything got done as planned. They are still doing the work of a professor, not a leader. Just like music flowing and harmonizing, learning should be dynamic and not static. This is why Mr. Zander\u2018s concept of a conductor is so wonderful to me.<\/p>\n

Professors should not look to provost to assign them a class to teach, but to define for them a purpose. A provost must support the professors to develop talent in students and inspire education results. The provost must has vision because he must kept his eyes on the horizon for the future. Today students are no longer just someone who are trained to do a particular job but \u201cKnowledge workers\u201d who has the skills to perform whatever needed.\u00a0The role of the provost is not to manage, but to create an environment where learning and innovation flourish.<\/p>\n

The provost trust those faculty around him to do the teaching just like the conductor trust the orchestra musicians to perform. In an orchestra, harmony can be destroyed when the voice of the conductor interfere on the music of the musicians. Similarly, in an university, harmony is destroyed when the provost manage the teaching of the professors. The conductor and the provost should be \u00a0catalysts who evoke great performances from others. They are successful, not because of their power but because of their ability to empower others.<\/p>\n

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