Hates CIS, white male composers

Timide, scared, nervous.

Uncitain, defensive, stressed

Age: Late 40s

Gender: Female

Ethnicity: White

Profession: conductor

Beliefs / Opinions:
Believes Beethoven has nice music but is to Basic

Social Status:
She is very respected in the music world

Emotional Expression: extrovert
Body Language:
Confident ,agresisive, abusiv

Name: Max

Age: mid 20

Gender: pangender

Ethnicity: BIPOC

Profession: Student in a conservatory or music academy

Beliefs / Opinions:
Finds classical music traditional and Not defined

Social Status:
Random Student

Emotional Expression:
First quiet and Then emotianal

Body Language:
Shaking his leg

Age: ?

Gender: Male

Ethnicity: BIPOC

Profession: Student

Beliefs/Oppinions: Woke

Social Status: Tar‘s Student

Emotional expression: Timid, straightforward, anxious

Body Language: Uneasy, intimidated, tense

Alex/Elias

Age: middle age

Gender: female

Ethnicity: white

Profession: Teacher/conductor

Sexuality: lesbian

Beliefs/opinions: music is for everyone, a bad person isn‘t a bad composer automatically

Social status: wealthy

Emotional expression: aggressive, nervous, ambitious, focused, motivated, disappointed, easily excited, petulant

Body language: edgy, sharp, nervous, aggressive, touchy, tense, exaggerated

Name: Tar

Age: 40-50

Gender: female

Ethnicity: white

Profession: Conductor, teacher for conducting

Beliefs/opinions:

• music is not about the composer, its about the beauty of the music

• Bachs music is human and meant to be for everybody

Social status:

• not poor

• Public figure

Emotional expressions:

• Passionate for her job

• Really active

Body language:

• active

• aggressive

  
  

Age: ?

Gender: female

Ethnicity: Caucasian

Profession: Conductor

Beliefs:

-music>musician (composer)

Social Status: high

Emotional expression:

–over the top

-excessive

Body language:

-tense

-partially aggressive

Alex/Elias

Age: early 20s

Gender: Male

Ethinicity: BIPOC

Profession: student

Opinion: Believes that music has morals, that it is iomportant to know what their beliefs are

The music makes the tone.

Well known musician, lesbian.

Strict, cold, clear, formal.

Calm, selfconcious,

I feel isolated within my own thoughts. misunderstood, unheard. No one seems to grasp the truth behind what I’m trying to express. As a Black man, I’m constantly made to feel as though I need permission to engage with music created by white, cisgender men, as if my identity somehow disqualifies me from interpreting their art. And Tár.. she refuses to listen, too consumed by her own convictions to truly see where I’m coming from. But my artistry is mine alone. I have every right to conduct the music that moves me. I am a strong, Black, independent man. and my voice deserves to be heard.

Age: ~45

Gender: female

Ethnicity: white (American?)

Profession: Conducting teacher

Beliefs:

You have to understand the music, not the person.

The music is more important than the composer.

Social Status:

Quite rich, famous

Emotional Expression:

Passionate, direct, clear

Body Language:

Confident, active, agressive

- likes Bach´s music, believes that the greatness of his music overweights his personal beliefs

- famous teacher and conductor

- tries to find different ways to make her point, tries to find an even ground with people (attitude), tries to understand them

- expressive body language, gestures embody her opinion/point of view

Age: young Age

Gender: male

Ethnicity: BIPOC, looks like he’s Mexican

Profession: Student (maybe at Julliard)

Beliefs/opinion: doesn‘t like white men music

Social status: no info (maybe broke because he’s a student)

Emotional expression: nervous, insecure, unsure, shy, confused, anxious

Body language: afraid, wants to leave, looks like a mouse, about to cry, shaking, unsure and insecure

Please come to my classroom After your lessons

Best Regards

Tar

Goodnight my dearest diary, I hope you sleep well

(Sweet dreams Tár ;) )

I love you my dear

you tàr

Dear Mother,

I have a really difficult student at the time. It’s so annoying. He is not willing to understand and open himself for the music. I dont know what to do anymore. And since you’ve always helped me I am asking you: What should I do with him? It makes me nervous and angry.

In love,

your Tar

I sufferd alot today: Tár was really hard to me. I felt so smal and opressd when she talked to me with her coldblooded voice. I don`t want to play Bach… he is a racist! I can`t take his music seriously. Maby clasical music is not for me… it is so hard, I want to end my life. My hole life I did not know what to do, but now I know for certain.

Goodby LIFE $

She always just ignores my Problems and wants me to feel the way she does.

I really Hope it will get better and that she will accept my opinion one day. I want to be a Great conducter, but a Great conducter has to be hisself and be allowed to have an opinion. The music industry needs new and critical voices.

Gender: non-binary

Ethnicity: BIPOC

Profession: Julliard Conducting Student

Beliefs: Thats misogynistic to have 20 Kids Musical Has Morals

Social Status: Non existent

Emotional Expression: nervous, Shaking legs

Body Language

Respectfull small

But now I’ve stated my opinion, I was pretty stubborn to be completely honest, and it kind of embarrasses me that I didn’t really consider her point earlier today. You know, I’ve always believed that my personal experience overweighs everything, I was raised like that. Should I just talk to Tar? Explain to her, what lead me to be so stubborn today?

Age: 20-28

Gender: Pangender

Ethnicity: Black

Profession: Student

Social Status: Low

Beliefs: White Men are all mysoginistic, not worth studying

Body Language: Introverted, Restrained, defensive, nervous, intimitated

- Age: between 40 and 60

- Species: Homo Sapiens

- Gender: Female

- Ethnicity: US-American

- Profession: Conductor

- Sexual Orientation: Lesbian

- Social status: Powerfull, Elite and Influential

- Emotional Expression: Restrained, but hostile; pissed off;

How are you? I'm mostly fine, though I am a bit pissed at one of my students. He is just so stubborn!!! He won't change his opinion, thinking, that just because Bach is white and misoginystic, it is not necessary to study his music. How stupid can you be?! Even after I gave him the example of my point of view on Beethoven's character not being the best, but still respecting and admiring his skill and talent. But he stubbornly refuses, saying that white men are not his thing. Well then he may study all the black composers he likes, but he won't have as many options in his life if he doesn't take his views elsewhere and accepts the genius of the white composers. Alright. I'm done ranting about this fool.

So. What are our plans for the weekend?

Looking forward to seeing you

L. Tár

• Tar, a 30–40-year-old white American woman, is a renowned conductor and music educator known for her expressive, commanding presence on and off the podium.

• She has a deep reverence for Bach’s music, believing that the transcendent brilliance of his compositions outweighs the flaws or controversies of his personal beliefs.

• As a teacher, she is both demanding and empathetic, constantly seeking new and nuanced ways to communicate her ideas and reach a common understanding with others.

• Her body language is intensely expressive. every gesture, every movement seems to carry the weight of her convictions, revealing the depth of her passion and intellect.

• Tar is the kind of person who thrives on dialogue and challenge, always looking to bridge the gap between differing perspectives while remaining firm in her artistic integrity.

I honestly hope this mad witch bursts in to flames! Of course this white insane asylum inmate would take the side of those misogynistic white men! Doesn't surprise me. I will make sure that she get's what she deserves.

• Max, a young BIPOC male student, embodies the thoughtful yet conflicted voice of a new generation.

• He’s socially aware and outspoken, firmly grounded in progressive (“woke”) ideals, often questioning the moral and ethical implications behind art, authority, and privilege.

• Despite his strong convictions, Max’s demeanor is timid and anxious. he speaks honestly but cautiously, aware of the power dynamics between himself and figures like Tar.

• His body language is tense and uncertain: shoulders slightly hunched, hands fidgeting, gaze shifting as if weighing every word before it leaves his mouth.

• Beneath his unease lies a quiet determination to assert his perspective and challenge established norms, even when doing so makes him visibly uncomfortable.

I try to explain interpretation, how every performance is a conversation with the piece itself, but he just doesn’t see it. Sometimes I wonder if it’s even worth it, trying to get through to him.

Enough about my frustration. How are you, my dear?

Love,

Tar

Name: Max

Age: 18-22

Gender: Pan gender

Ethnicity: black

Profession: conductor student

Beliefs/opinions:

• Music is about the person who composed the piece (when the person is not good, the piece is not good)

• Can’t conduct pieces from white, male and cis-man

Social status:

• student

• Not (yet) popular

Emotional Expressions:

• nervous

• Feels not understood

• Not passionate

Body language:

• very nervous

• Defensive

Besides, I think she is crazy. Brilliant, yes. But insane. As I thought, I was about to go mental, the lesson was finally over. Than I went home and started crying straight away. Haven’t done that in like 5 years. Sometimes I just stare at the wall and think about my whole existence. Did I make the right decisions, or am I just not worth it. Maybe I should quit music school. Then again, I think about all the wonderful memories, the amazing and honest friends, friends who actually understand me. So maybe I can accept a little bit of stress. I’ll go to bed now, hoping everything will be better tomorrow.

Goodnight my dearest diary, I hope you sleep well

(Sweet dreams Tár ;) )

Name: Max

Age: 20-24

Gender: male

Ethnicity: BIPOC

Profession: Student in a conservatory or music academy

Beliefs / Opinions: all white composers are racists

Social Status: Student