Klarinet Archive - Posting 001081.txt from 1998/11

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Absolutes
Date: Fri, 27 Nov 1998 19:32:51 -0500

On Fri, 27 Nov 1998, Tony Pay wrote:
> > > Two ways to be dogmatic:
> > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > > (A) To tell someone what they 'should' do to achieve something on the
> > > instrument.
> > >
> > > (B) To tell somebody how they 'should' play something musically.
> > >
> > > Two circumstance in which this dogmatism *may* be counterproductive:
> > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > > (1) On this mailing list.
> > >
> > > (2) In a one to one teaching situation.
> I will read, and may respond later, to the rest of your post. However,
> note that already, in your first sentence, you have taken what is merely
> a division into categories to be discussed as a statement of opinion.
>
> Dogma is not necessarily a curse word, as appears later in my post under
> (B)(2).

I never said it was a curse word! Where is that?? I believe that your
opinion is clear - when you state....."Two ways to be dogmatic....."
These are your two ways - and, unless you have read this elsewhere and are
merely representing someone else's opinion (which is possible), it is
still opinion. Beyond that - if it IS dogmatic, is that wrong?

I was very careful to read the post well initially - I really don't need
to reread it!

As always, I look forward to your next post when you have more time to
write it.

Roger Garrett
IWU

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