Klarinet Archive - Posting 000161.txt from 1998/08

From: "Jason Hsien" <jasonavhs@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Clarinet/Young People
Date: Tue, 4 Aug 1998 21:17:11 -0400

-----Original Message-----
From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
:does this mean? It means that the percentage of Americans who are
:educated and trained musically is much less than those who are uneducated
:musically..........it also means that more people listen to music that has
:a social function than music that has complex
:origins/basis/form/harmony/structure/rhythmic/melodic development

Okay, maybe I'm confused. Are you accusing those who enjoy popular music
"uneducated"? if so, I must be one of the most uneducated people in the
world. Let's forget college, I'm going to McDonalds.

Yes, all music is a social function, including classical, but just because a
genre of music is popular doesn't mean that people don't enjoy it for what
it is, or that it doesn't have complex origins, basis, form, harmony,
structure, rhythmic and melodic development.

And, just because society appreciates a different type of music than what
you personally enjoy doesn't mean that your type of music is any better or
that society hasn't tried your music and given it a chance.

Granted, there are those who never gave classical a chance and just went
straight out and vowed never to listen because it was "obviously bad, old
fogey music" and listened to popular styles because "it was the socially
accepted thing". Those people are uneducated, but mainstream music lovers
can appreciate many forms of music, and just because classical isn't their
cup of coffee doesn't make it anymore or any less a type of music. All music
should be judged on an even playing field, and it is not fair to call any
music educated or uneducated. There could be slack-jawed yokels who love
classical and hate popular music and there could be high class CEOs who
have an affinity for popular, detesting classical.

Again, this is my argument in response to the way I interpreted your letter,
and I apologize if this isn't a response to your meaning.

-jason
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