Music as a language - Victor Wooten

Transcriber: Marcia de Brito Reviewer: Ariana Bleau Lugo

翻訳: Takahiro Shimpo 校正: Wataru Narita

(Guitar music throughout)

Music is a language.

音楽は言葉だ

Both music and verbal languages serve the same purpose.

音楽も話し言葉も その役割は同じ

They are both forms of expression.

両方とも表現の手段

They can be used as a way to communicate with others.

コミュニケーションの ための道具だ

They can be read and written.

音楽や言葉を 人は読み書きできて

They can make you laugh or cry,

また それには 人を笑わせたり

think or question,

涙させたり 自問させたり

and can speak to one or many.

訴えかける力もある

And both can definitely make you move.

もちろん 両方とも 感動を生む

In some instances, music works better than the spoken word,

言葉よりも音楽の方が 力を持つことだってある

because it doesn't have to be understood to be effective.

感情に訴えるとき 音楽を 頭で理解する必要はないから

Although many musicians agree that music is a language,

音楽は言葉だという点には 多くの音楽家が同意するが

it is rarely treated as such.

音楽がそんな扱いを 受けることは稀だ

Many of us treat it as something

優れた教師に付いて 厳しい練習に耐え

that can only be learned by following a strict regimen,

初めて 習得できるものだと 思われている

under the tutelage of a skilled teacher.

This approach has been followed for hundreds of years

この指導方式は数百年に渡って 成功を収めてきた

with proven success, but it takes a long time.

この指導方式は数百年に渡って 成功を収めてきた

しかし…

時間が掛かり過ぎる

本当に時間が 掛かり過ぎだ

Too long.

Think about the first language you learn as a child.

子供の母国語習得を 考えてみるといい

特に どう学んだかを よく考えてほしい

More importantly, think about how you learned it.

You were a baby when you first started speaking,

人は赤ん坊の時から しゃべり始める

and even though you spoke the language incorrectly

言葉が完璧でなくても

you were allowed to make mistakes.

ミスが許される

And the more mistakes you made,

いくら間違えようと

the more your parents smiled.

親はただ 微笑むばかりだ

Learning to speak was not something you were sent somewhere to do

話し方を学ぶため週２回 お稽古に通うなんてことはしない

only a few times a week.

And the majority of the people you spoke to

話す相手の多くは 初心者ではなく

were not beginners.

They were already proficient speakers.

流暢な話者だ

Imagine your parents forcing you to only speak to other babies

十分上達するまでは 他の赤ん坊とだけ話すよう

until you were good enough to speak to them.

親に言われたとしたら どうなるか？

You would probably be an adult before you could carry on a proper conversation.

まともな会話が出来る前に 大人になってしまうだろう

To use a musical term,

音楽の言い方をするなら

as a baby, you were allowed to jam with professionals.

赤ん坊でもプロと ジャムセッションできるのだ

If we approach music in the same natural way

母国語を学ぶように音楽にも 自然体で取り組めれば

we approached our first language,

we will learn to speak it in the same short time

母国語のように短期間で 習得できる

it took to speak our first language.

Proof of this could be seen in almost any family

そのことは 音楽家のいる家庭に育った

where a child grows up with other musicians in the family.

子供を見ると分かる

Here are a few keys to follow in learning or teaching music.

音楽を教え学ぶ時の キーポイントを紹介しよう

In the beginning, embrace mistakes, instead of correcting them.

１. 最初は間違っても 構わず演奏させること

Like a child playing air guitar, there are no wrong notes.

空想のギターで 遊んでいる子供に

音を外すなんてことは ないんだから

Allow young musicians to play

２. 日常的に 優れた音楽家と

and perform with accomplished musicians

一緒に演奏できる機会を 設けること

on a daily basis.

Encourage young musicians to play more than they practice.

３. 「練習」ではなく 「演奏」を楽しませること

The more they play the more they will practice on their own.

演奏を重ねるにつれて 自分から練習するようになる

Music comes from the musician, not the instrument.

音楽とは楽器からではなく

音楽家からわき出るものだ

And most importantly,

忘れていけない大切なことは 表現したいことがあるときにこそ

remember that a language works best

when we have something interesting to say.

言葉は力を発揮するということだ

Many music teachers never find out what their students have to say.

先生が何人いても生徒の 表現したいものは分からない

We only tell them what they are supposed to say.

指示されたことしか 表現しなくなるだけだ

A child speaks a language for years before they even learn the alphabet.

子供たちは書くことを 習う前に話し始める

初めから規則ばかりだったら 勢いを削がれてしまう

Too many rules at the onset, will actually slow them down.

In my eyes, the approach to music should be the same.

オレに言わせれば 音楽にも 同じことが当てはまる

After all, music is a language too.

結局のところ 音楽もまた 一種の言葉なんだ