Evelyn Glennie is unreal; as percussionist, her delicacy and phrasing leave most "able-bodied" musicians in awe.
> This bull-roar cannot go unremarked. > > It's interesting how people can be two things: helpful and kind, and at > the same time ignorant and arrogant. > > Professor, how can you possibly know what this persons capabilities are? > Have you ever been partly deaf? Is that also a field in which you are an > expert? Have you ever performed any scientific research, or empirical > research for that matter, that has been published and peer reviewed that > might explain your so-called "fact"? Have you ever given this person a > lesson and evaluated his ability? > > Herb Caen, long dead columnist and cynic in San Francisco once said, "Any > clod can have the facts, but having an opinion is an art!" You elevate > opinion to a high place indeed. > > Most of us would never presume to understand what God does when He makes a > human being - listen to Evelyn Glennie, professor, and try to understand > that some people are great, despite their disabilities, or perhaps because > of them. Listen to the delicacy of her playing, her ability to fill a hall > with her pianissimo, her phrasing. Too bloody bad she's just a > "technician". > > Bo > > > > from: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > A partly deaf person might become a > great "technician" on the musical instrument but lacking > essential abilities to create real sound, projecting sound, > fill a hall even with his pianissimo carrying sound. He as > monaural cannot feel the acoustical wideness or tightness of > a hall, but he could be great just playing for himself as > fun. This is not an opinion, it is a fact, sorry. > > _______________________________________________ > post: horn@music.memphis.edu > unsubscribe or set options at > http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/jrich%40rics.bwh.harvard.edu > _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
