Klarinet Archive - Posting 001043.txt from 1997/02

From: FROM ME MAN <musicandkeyclub@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Upsetting situation
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 1997 17:40:41 -0500

Hello everyone,
I have received numerous apologies and I thank all for your
support. We should all put this behind us now. Rafe has apologized and
I understand his reasons.

Thank you all again,

Kenneth Chin
New York Youth Symphony
Manhattan School of Music Preparatory Division
http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/2637/index.html (*****NEW*****)

On Fri, 28 Feb 1997 01:14:12 -0500 Jessica Phillips <jp251@-----.EDU>
writes:
>Well said Mr. Leupold, I think we all need to remeber that perhaps
>we've
>all been where Ken Chin is. There is no stupid question.
>
>Jessica
>
>
>On Tue, 25 Feb 1997, Neil Leupold wrote:
>
>> Rafe Tennenbaum wrote:
>>
>> > Since you've taken the liberty of doing so -- not, incidentally,
>> > to your advantage -- let me say, and perhaps I'm speaking for
>other
>> > members, that his point is very well-taken. For instance, you
>also
>> > asked about recordings of the Rose Etudes. For all I know there
>may
>> > be dozens of these (although I doubt it, since I don't believe
>record
>> > companies in general are rushing to produce disks of unaccompanied
>> > clarinet performances of pleasant-sounding exercises of virtually
>no
>> > musical interest except as pedagogical studies) but the point is,
>if
>> > you're having a hard time figuring out a phrase in Rose, why don't
>> > you just ask your teacher about it?
>>
>> Where on earth is this close-minded attitude coming from? In the
>> 4+ years that I've been a member of this list, I've never witnessed
>> tolerance for such discriminatory and pejorative attacks on ANYBODY
>> who has chosen to honor us with their presence and interest in
>clarinet
>> performance and/or scholarship. I personally do not tolerate it
>now,
>> which is why I post this response to the belittling diatribes which
>have
>> been leveled at Kenneth Chin for asking honest, relevant questions
>in hopes
>> of engaging in the usual considerate and erudite discourse which has
>> characterized this forum over the years. If there is an element of
>> intolerance on Klarinet, it is for elitest holier-than-thou bullsh*t
>> such as that posted above. What kind of list would this be if we
>> trivialized and censored the sincere inquiries made by those on the
>> list who are less advanced or knowledgable than we? Why is anybody
>> a member of this list in the first place if not to exercise the
>> joyous freedom of posing whatever questions are on our minds and
>> being shown gracefully and competently how we might overcome a
>> parti cular difficulty...or enrich our understanding of clarinet
>> literature and performance?
>>
>> It's nobody's business whether Kenneth Chin has a private teacher.
>> It's none of your business whether or not he has stated his
>questions
>> to somebody else, or whether or not he went to the library to
>research
>> the subject before turning to the Klarinet forum for information and
>> advice. Would any of you like to be treated with such disdain and
>> contempt in response to one of your own sincere quests for greater
>> knowledge and understanding? We have a remarkably broad base of
>> accomplished and experienced practitioners of clarinet performance
>> and scholarship on this forum, represented by members worldwide.
>> The purpose of this wealth is not to sit on a pedestal and throw
>> tomatoes at the masses, but to acknowledge one's own capacity for
>> growth and understanding by passing your own gifts of knowledge
>> onto others. If you don't have something to offer beyond
>> destructive criticism of a given question or post, then don't
>> respond to the question. We'll not get into the pattern of
>> erecting barriers to relevant and enriching discourse on clarinet
>> performance and scholarship, lest we lose more members in disgust
>> at the disintegration of what has made this forum great for so long.
>>
>> Neil
>>
>>
>>
>