Klarinet Archive - Posting 000150.txt from 2005/06

From: HILARY NICHOLLS <hilarynicholls@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Re: Marc Tree (was Clarinet Concerto progress)
Date: Tue, 07 Jun 2005 16:43:50 -0400

THis is so up itself!
Research is all very well as a useful tool but you
can't beat actually making something of your own that
wasn't there before or playing
Research has a tendency to be seen as an end in
itself. It's not.

-- Matthew Lloyd <matthew@-----.uk> wrote:

> Doing a recital isn't research.
>
> It's hard work, no doubt, but research it is not.
>
> A degree is an academic qualification, not a
> practical one. Or at least
> that is what it should be.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cjarrett1@-----.com
> [mailto:cjarrett1@-----.com]
> Subject: Re: [kl] Re: Marc Tree (was Clarinet
> Concerto progress)
>
> Anyone who has earned a DMA from Iowa or any other
> respected music
> school
> knows exactly how much research is necessary to earn
> a doctorate. It is
> no
> cakewalk. Three recitals, original research paper (
> thesis), etc. etc.
> etc.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Matthew Lloyd" <matthew@-----.uk>
> >I may be being dense here, but how on earth can you
> be a "Doctorate of
> > Percussion?"
> >
> > A doctorate is an academic (higher) degree earned
> by research.
> >
> > Playing percussion (or any instrument) is a
> practical skill.
> >
> > They are simply incompatible.
> >
> > Matthew
>
>
>
>
>
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