Hello All, In respect of the postings by Colin and Barry:
I really don't want to get involved in what is clearly a fairly fundamental and personal disagreement, but I was at the Morpeth meeting last night and I feel I need to clarify something. Colin offered the opportunity for solo playing; the offer was accepted by consent of the group and only those who wanted to do so did in fact play. There was no pressure whatsoever to play, and that was completely clear to everyone. I thought the offer was a fair one, and Colin also made it clear from the outset that no criticism would be made. The offer was such that I was motivated to play, although I would normally shun of the idea of solo or competitive playing as I would shun a specimen of Rattus Rattus who had just stepped ashore and announced that he had a few boils and a bit of a cough. One person specifically asked for comment, before playing, and explained their reason for doing so. The subsequent comment was constructive, fairly given and carefully justified. The rest of those who played received nothing but uncritical acceptance and tacit encouragement for playing. Richard See your new look Tiscali Homepage - http://www.tiscali.co.uk ___________________________________________________ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
