Klarinet Archive - Posting 000108.txt from 1997/02

From: "David C. Blumberg" <reedman@-----.com>
Subj: better then- newcomer
Date: Tue, 4 Feb 1997 14:41:29 -0500

To the person who said that someone else was a better clarinetist then them
I say- possibly, but it is the patrons who keep us performers in business.
Without them, we are nothing. (tree falling in the woods not making a sound)
I agree w/scott. There's always someone better then, and worse.

At 11:52 AM 2/4/97 -0500, Scott D. Morrow wrote:
>Paul, Jennifer, and anyone else who is tempted to join in this "contest":
> DON'T DO IT!
> It doesn't help ANYONE to get into an "I play worse than you"
>contest! Everyone has strengths and weaknesses; some of us have more or
>less experience than others. NONE of us started out playing flawlessly,
>and ALL of us have room for improvement!
> Don't worry about how you sound now; just work on it and enjoy it!
>
>-Scott
>
>
>
>>Dear Paul, How many of the other people on the list have you actually
>>heard play? I know you haven't heard me!!
>>
>>On Mon, 3 Feb 1997, Paul Baker wrote:
>>
>>> In message <854976399.58147.0@-----.com>, Jennifer Kirkwood
>>> <jek100@-----.UK> writes
>>> > I'm
>>> > a music student at the
>>> >University of York in england - am I the only person from the UK on the
>>>list?
>>>
>>> You're certainly not the only UK person. You are, though, obviously a
>>> much better player than me (as are most (all) on the list!!!!)
>>>
>>> --
>>> Paul Baker
>>> Birmingham, UK
>>>
>
>Scott D. Morrow
>Department of Biochemistry
>School of Hygiene and Public Health
>Johns Hopkins University
>(410) 955-3631
>
>SDM@-----.edu
>
>
David C. Blumberg
reedman@-----.com
Principal Clarinet Riverside Symphonia
Adjunct Woodwind Instructor Univ. of Penn,. Bryn Mawr College