Klarinet Archive - Posting 000518.txt from 1998/04

From: "Brent Eresman" <Beresman@-----.com>
Subj: music and science
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1998 12:20:38 -0400

> I would be interested in comments from the professional music side of the
> list as to whether the reverse is true - that professional musicians have a
> strong amateur interest in science, math and engineering. I have a theory
> about it, but let's see the data first.
>
> George Kidder
> gkidder@-----.edu
>
My dad played with the Dayton Philharmonic nearly thirty years and
taught music in public schools and privately. He was (and still is)
interested in a great many technical things and has hobbies in
astronomy and photography (especially the technical side) and has had
other technical interests as well (i can't get him to use a computer
yet, though).

I, on the other hand, am a mechnical engineer by training and by
trade, and a lot of my (limited) spare time is spent playing clarinet
and in other music-related ventures. Wish i had more time for it,
but i'm neither young nor single, both of which seem to be useful in
making that kind of time.

Brent Eresman
BERESMAN@-----.COM