Klarinet Archive - Posting 000193.txt from 1996/02

From: Michael D Moors - Alpena <mdmoors@-----.US>
Subj: Re: MUSIC
Date: Thu, 8 Feb 1996 00:29:52 -0500

Bethany,

I'm not your age but I have watched my own kids grow up. They liked Rock
and Roll. My oldest son is a trumpet player and fell in love with the
Beatles (from my generation) because of the piccolo trumpet licks in Penny
Lane. At the risk of being a "geezer" I would venture to guess that you play
clarinet or you wouldn't belong to this listserve. I watched my kids
study privately and learn to dislike rap and rock. Why? They have
played Mozart, Hindemith, Beethoven to name just a few. If you are looking
for true beauty of song turn to Schubert. Shepherd on the Rock is true
beauty and so is his lieder. I like the Trout Quintet so much I arranged
it for clarinet and piano.

Keep on listening to Rock but try to expand your horizons by comparing
the complexity (do you know how few chords there are in rap) and melodic
content of music of the masters.

Best Wishes

Geezing in Michigan

On Wed, 7 Feb 1996, Crim wrote:

> I know this has absolutely nothing to with Clarinets but I wanted to know
> other opinions on this issue. I'm a 13 year old female. I'm listening to
> a rap and R&B station. A nasty song just came on. It was by Salt N' Pepa.
> Yeah, I like some of the music on this station, but I think that with a
> little output on this music, we can change it. I love rap. But, if has
> nasty swears or something about sex, no matter what the rythm might be, I
> hate it. I think that art and expressing yourself through music doesn't
> have to involve immature words. I think that in a few years, no matter how
> hard we start to try, the world will be trash. The least we can do is get
> this garbage off the radio. I would LOVE to hear EVERYONE'S opinion,
> please. I want to know if anyone else feels this way. Also, if anybody,
> close to my age, has to say anything, PLEASE DO!!!!!!!!!
>
> BETHANY
>