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Jun 10, 2022 · Violinist Joshua Bell, one of the finest talents in the classical music world, went busking in 2007 as an experiment. Would the public realise just what was happening, alongside their daily bustle?
Dec 29, 2008 · Two days before his playing in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out at a theater in Boston and the seats average $100. This is a real story.
Sep 30, 2014 · Grammy-winning violinist Joshua Bell delights masses at DC subway concert. Arts Sep 30, 2014 5:28 PM EDT. Joshua Bell performed the first movement of Bach’s Violin Concerto at Washington,...
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Oct 14, 2014 · No one knew this but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the best musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written with a violin worth 3.5 million dollars.
- Introduction
- Explanation
- Violinist at The Metro Experiment
- Experiment
- Applying It
On Friday, January 12, 2007, Joshua Bell, a world-renowned classical violinist, began to play in a Washington D.C. metro station. Bell was wearing jeans, a long sleeve tee-shirt, and a baseball cap. Thousands of people rushed by in the midst of their morning commutes, unaware of the prodigal musician standing just feet away from them.
This was part of a study of human behavior by the Washington Post, and was meant to reveal the attention, or lack thereof, people pay to beauty. What makes something beautiful? Is something always beautiful, or is beauty situational?
The Violinist at the Metro Experiment, conducted by the Washington Post, examined the role of perception and human behavior when assessing beauty and helping others.
Joshua Bell arrived at the Washington D.C. metro station, L’Enfant Plaza, at 7:51 AM on a Friday, right in the middle of rush hour, in the center of federal Washington. He began to play a series of incredibly complex pieces on one of the most valuable violins in the world. As he played, people seemed not to notice, very few even looked in his direc...
Being aware of how you assess the world around you is a great way to begin appreciating it. When you are in a familiar setting, and are focusing only on the task at hand, important moments can easily pass you by. Just by looking up and actively seeking the beauty in your environment, you will expose yourself to so many new experiences. When you pas...
