Klarinet Archive - Posting 000161.txt from 2006/04

From: Wayne Thompson <wthompson222@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Business aspects of music performance & education
Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 13:51:26 -0400

Tim Roberts said,
"I sometimes worried that I possessed absolutely no
skills that would be of value in a post-nuclear
apocalypse world, and might be more valued for my
protein content. He pointed out that the ability to
play keyboard and clarinet, and the ability to teach
square dancing, both of which I have, might turn out
to be in high demand in such a world."

I think this is brilliant! Indeed in a small village
of hunter-gatherers, 21st century technical skills
would be useless. Making music and dance would be as
valuable as ever. And this is relevant to this
discussion of how to 'educate' children. It's easy
for so many to assume that Reading, Writing, and
Arithmetic are fundamental human needs.

Wayne Thompson

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