Klarinet Archive - Posting 000948.txt from 2000/12

From: Ann H Satterfield <klarann@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] musicians, [was Performance]
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 10:12:39 -0500

On Mon, 18 Dec 2000 13:26:48 GMT Tony@-----.uk (Tony Pay) writes:
> On Sun, 17 Dec 2000 21:21:18 -0800 (PST), Bilwright@-----.net said:
>
> > Anne wrote:
> >
> > > If I felt that creativity was reserved strictly for an elite
> > class of intellectual musicians, then I think I would be most
> > disappointed
> >
[Bill wrote]
> > Three cheers !!!

> As I say in another post, quite wright, Bill.
(haha, good one, Tony)

[Bill wrote]
> > However, no matter which 'creative' context you are discussing,
there
> > absolutely has to be room to make the music your own. Otherwise
> > (imo) it's not really music. Music (imo) has to be for the
performer
> > first.

[Tony replied]
> ...which bit of you counts as the 'performer' -- the conscious part,
> or the unconscious part?

Both. The trick(?) is to have the conscious part do useful things, and
let the unconscious act and influence where most effective.

[Bill wrote]
> > ....but what's the bottom line? The bottom line is that,
> > tonight, I'm sitting at my computer devising a second track for a
melody
> > that I wrote myself, rather than practising scales and learning to
'play
> > right'. I know I'll never be on a stage or in a pit, but I'm
having
> > fun with music and therefore I am a musician.
[Tony wrote]
> Yes!

My definition for 'musicianship' is the quality of listening--and
response. So on my scale, Bill, you *are* a musician.

There are people i consider musicians who don't play any instrument or
sing, but the quality of their listening is strong.
((There are also folks who play an instrument well who are 'machinelike'
and do not communicate.))

For instance, for a time while working in a public library, i would play
a soprano recorder during one of my breaks each day. I came back inside
after one of those recorder breaks wishing i could share with someone the
humor of the strange combination of the pieces i had played. One of the
clerks said, "that was funny how you played all those different things."
This women is a musician. She *always* was attentive any music in her
environment. She *got* the communication.
Another coworker did great (vocal) sound effects, including the sound of
his daughter's first sounds on the violin, as well as gunfire, toilet
flushing, etc. with humorous timing.

A four-year old who changed stance and voice-color on the break strain in
"my country tis of thee" (with the US words, but could be 'god save the
queen') is a musician.

climbing back down from the soapbox,
ann

`````Ann Satterfield```(Central Florida, USA)```
Imperial Symphony -- Principal Clarinet & Music (Librarian & Personnel)
Manager
Polk Community College -- Assistant Instrumental Music
~~~~www.imperialsymphony.org~~annhsatt@-----.com~~~~~~~

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