{"id":1702,"date":"2011-04-08T06:00:25","date_gmt":"2011-04-08T12:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iamanoffering.com\/blog\/?p=1702"},"modified":"2011-04-14T11:22:14","modified_gmt":"2011-04-14T17:22:14","slug":"one-buttock-playing-everyone-loves-classical-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iamanoffering.com\/blog\/one-buttock-playing-everyone-loves-classical-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Their Eyes Shining? (Everyone Loves Classical Music)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Sometimes all it takes is a little teaching and a lot of passion to help someone understand and embrace something<\/strong>. \u00a0Enjoy Benjamin Zander in this fantastic TED talk video on music, passion, leadership, and more. \u00a0It&#8217;s twenty minutes but well-worth the time spent. (RSS readers, if you can&#8217;t see the video, <a title=\"I am an Offering | One-Buttock Playing (Everyone Loves Classical Music)\" href=\"http:\/\/iamanoffering.com\/one-buttock-playing-everyone-loves-classical-music\" target=\"_blank\">click here to visit the site and watch<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"446\" height=\"326\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/video.ted.com\/assets\/player\/swf\/EmbedPlayer.swf\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\" \/><param name=\"bgColor\" value=\"#ffffff\" \/><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"vu=http:\/\/video.ted.com\/talks\/dynamic\/BenjaminZander_2008-medium.flv&amp;su=http:\/\/images.ted.com\/images\/ted\/tedindex\/embed-posters\/BenjaminZander-2008.embed_thumbnail.jpg&amp;vw=432&amp;vh=240&amp;ap=0&amp;ti=286&amp;lang=&amp;introDuration=15330&amp;adDuration=4000&amp;postAdDuration=830&amp;adKeys=talk=benjamin_zander_on_music_and_passion;year=2008;theme=presentation_innovation;theme=speaking_at_ted2009;theme=live_music;theme=spectacular_performance;event=Spectacular+Performance;tag=Arts;tag=Culture;tag=Entertainment;tag=buddhism;tag=creativity;tag=leadership;tag=live+music;tag=music;&amp;preAdTag=tconf.ted\/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>Also be sure to visit <a title=\"Brian Wahl Music | Are Their Eyes Shining\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brianwahlmusic.com\/blog\/are-their-eyes-shining\/\" target=\"_blank\">worship leader and songwriter Brian Wahl&#8217;s website to read his thoughts on how this translates to leading worship within the congregation<\/a>. \u00a0I believe he made some fantastic parallels.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Question: Is there anything in your leadership or love of music that &#8220;flipped the switch&#8221; or &#8220;made it click&#8221; for you? <a title=\"I am an Offering | One-Buttock Playing (Everyone Loves Classical Music)\" href=\"http:\/\/iamanoffering.com\/one-buttock-playing-everyone-loves-classical-music\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to leave a comment<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 5px 5px 0;float:left;height:50px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/iamanoffering.com\/blog\/one-buttock-playing-everyone-loves-classical-music\/\" send=\"false\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"595\" show_faces=\"false\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes all it takes is a little teaching and a lot of passion to help someone understand and embrace something. \u00a0Enjoy Benjamin Zander in this fantastic TED talk video on music, passion, leadership, and more. \u00a0It&#8217;s twenty minutes but well-worth the time spent. 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