Klarinet Archive - Posting 000305.txt from 2004/10

From: "Erik Tkal" <bbtkal@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] Differing skill levels
Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2004 19:36:03 -0400

Adam Michlin wrote:
>
> I suspect you would not enjoy playing tennis with me, then.
> This does not mean someone else wouldn't want to play with
> me, nor does this mean I'm wrong for wanting to play tennis.

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Adam, with all due respect, I don't think tennis is a good analogy. You find
someone of a similar skill level and play with them and who else cares. You
can backhand or lob or do whatever you want on each shot. No one is paying
to watch you.

In an orchestra you have 50-60 players that have to play the same thing all
together, with consistency, in front of an audience. I'm not saying tennis
requires less skill, but it's more like jazz than classical. :-P

Erik Tkal

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