Klarinet Archive - Posting 001072.txt from 1998/12

From: George Kidder <gkidder@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Opinions and Arguments
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 23:47:18 -0500

Without pointing any fingers, let me make a general comment, which I
know is valid in other fields and I presume is valid in discussions of the
art of clarinet playing:

When two respected practitioners of this art disagree, they are
probably both right - at the very least, they both have some element of "the
truth" in their comments. As I have read the various controversial posts
over the past year or so, my impression is that I can learn from both
parties, and probably learn more because of the discussion than I would from
either party alone.

The difference is akin to the difference between a performance and a
contest. In the former case, the goal is to produce the best music
possible. In the latter, it is to beat someone. I hope that this list can
be a verbal performance rather than a contest.

George Kidder

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