Klarinet Archive - Posting 000687.txt from 1997/04

From: Lee Cooper <ccooper@-----.us>
Subj: Re: Einstein quote
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 1997 01:26:54 -0400

Glad to oblige!

For those with IRC capabilities I am often on EFNET using the nick Gleeman! :)

Later,
Lee

>Could somebody repost the Einstein quote? Thanks!
>
> m. reynolds
>
>On Tue, 22 Apr 1997, Neil Leupold wrote:
>
>> Somebody on the list recently posted a quote about Einstein
>> conceiving his theory of relativity based on musical concepts.
>> I interviewed yesterday with an engineering consulting firm
>> and decided to make reference to this quote while describing
>> my musical background to the interview team -- thinking maybe
>> they would make the subconscious connection between my talents
>> and their management needs. I'm not an engineer, but the
>> tactic worked, based on the reactions I received. I think it
>> helped that two of the engineers were former clarinetists
>> themselves, and the managing consultant was lamenting his
>> son's recent decision to discontinue is clarinet studies.
>> My thanks to whoever posted that quote. I don't know if
>> I got the position yet, but every little bit helps! :)
>>
>> Neil
>>
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> Neil Leupold
>> Southern Methodist University
>> Meadows School of the Arts
>> nleupold@-----.edu
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>>

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Lee Cooper ccooper@-----.us
http://pen.k12.va.us/~ccooper/home.shtml

"It occurred to me by intuition, and music was the driving force behind
that intuition. My discovery was the result of musical perception."
Albert Einstein [in speaking about his theory of relativity].