Klarinet Archive - Posting 000214.txt from 2010/06

From: Michelle Guajardo <michel470@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Music verses Sport
Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2010 21:08:30 -0400

In the eye of the public, entertainment is vital. While it is entertaining
to see most mistakes on the field that contribute to the tension of the
game, it is not exactly as entertaining to hear wrong notes. Or pleasing.
While both are forms of entertainment, each speaks differently to the
public. What would sports be without the occasional fouls? What would music
be without right notes?

On Sun, Jun 20, 2010 at 6:36 PM, Williams, Kathy <
Kathy.Williams@-----.com> wrote:

> Hi
>
> Perhaps it is my wry Australian sense of humour, but while I was watching a
> game of Rugby League live at the ground, where my team played abominably and
> lost, not helped by appalling refereeing, it set me to wondering, why is it
> that a sportman can make a miriad of mistakes in a game/match, and still
> have a job the next week, yet if an orchestral musican, or perhaps soloist,
> makes only a couple of mistakes in a concert, they are shown the door? Music
> and sport are both forms of entertainment, yet there seems such an
> inequality. I would welcome more discussion on this issue.
>
> Also, given symphony orchestra concerts in my hometown are less than fully
> sold out, perhaps we should take a leaf from the cinemas who have gold
> class, reclining chairs, food and drink on demand, we could rip out some of
> the seats and do the same. I would certainly come back to the concert hall,
> if I didn't have to pay 50 bucks to sit in a tiny cramped chair, in a half
> empty concert hall, having to queue up at interval for my drink, and
> generally not having any sort of contact or interaction with the performers.
>
> That is my two cents, I can't wait to hear what everyone has to say.
>
> Kind regards
>
> Kathy Williams
> Customer Service Delivery Consultant
> Customer Service Delivery
> Customer Care, Telstra Enterprise and Government
> Telstra Corporation Limited 1800 025 222
>
>
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