At 7:49 AM -0500 3/31/06, Lawrence David Eden wrote:
I think that what we are discussing here comes under the category of
musical taste as well as music literacy.
My daughter is an accomplished high school musician. She plays
beautiful flute and sings 1st soprano in her school's madrigal group
and choir...but you probably don't want to copy her iTunes folder!
I can't believe some of the garbage she listens to. When I compare
this to the popular music that I grew up with in the 60's, I am
appalled at what passes for music today.
Oh, but parents were appalled at what passed for music in the '60s
and '70s (and '80s, I can assure you!), and preachers thundered
against Rock 'n' Roll as the ruination of our youth, and my father
and I really enjoyed the middle-of-the-road dreck that passed as
popular music in the '40s and '50s (Sing Along with Mitch, two,
three, four), and preachers thundered against Ragtime and Jazz and
bobbed hair and short skirts as the ruination of our youth, etc.,
etc., ad infinitum. What you're saying is that your daughter's age
group is more open minded and inclusive in their definition of music,
and isn't that a Good Thing?
"Well, ya got trouble my friends, right here, I say trouble right
here in River City ..."
John (a classical musician who spent 20+ years as a professional entertainer)
--
John & Susie Howell
Virginia Tech Department of Music
Blacksburg, Virginia, U.S.A 24061-0240
Vox (540) 231-8411 Fax (540) 231-5034
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http://www.music.vt.edu/faculty/howell/howell.html
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