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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000036.txt from 2005/01

From: Richard Bush <rbushidioglot@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Re: Why do we do this to ourselves??
Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2005 18:38:53 -0500

As we go through life advancing and trying to perfect our musical
skills, we do so based largely upon our ability to be self
critical....to analyze, scrutinize, take apart and compare with others,
our teachers, great artists, etc. It is easy to loose perspective and
end up beating upon ourselves. There is a balance to be found which
always wants more, and at the same time, is willing to accept slightly
less. We should all be satisfied with modest amounts of progress. Some
of us have greater potential than others. Some of us have great gifts,
though they might not be specifically in music or on our instruments.
The Art of Loving, by Erik Fromm is still a good book to read. So is
the Prophet by Gibran (spelling ?) and the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.
The bottom line is to get through this life being happy and not having
too many heartbreaks.

Cheers to all and a prosporous new year.

Richard Bush

On Jan 9, 2005, at 4:06 PM, Miriam Williams wrote:

> I think Susan's got it right, and I personally agree with that last
> remark!
> Plus, the more I can relax and 'not give a hoot' is when I can give a
> better performance bc I'm thinking more about the music and phrasing,
> etc, than whether anyone out in the audience thinks I 'should' be
> playing with (whatever) group.
>
> I just had the opportunity to play Amahl and the Night Visitors; 4
> performances. And they all went fairly well. We had some players that
> were a bit weaker, and the vocalists were all very very good. A few
> had even sung professionally.
>
> Re: compliments
> I think the best thing to do is just say "Thank you", which is what I
> try to do. I also know of players who don't acknowledge compliments
> from collegues. I don't know why; I tend to think it's bad form. If
> one doesn't acknowledge the compliment, it's sort of a
> slap-in-the-face to the person who gave it, isn't it?
>
> Miriam
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>> The downside, of course, is that if we never risk playing in front of
>> anyone,
> our opportunities for musical growth and fulfillment are pretty
> limited.
>
> The older I get, the less I give a hoot about what anybody else thinks.
> That's progress, I think :-)
>
> Susan
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