Dear All
Surely one of the main aims of all the various piping groups to which we
belong must be to encourage new players and I therefore think there always
has to be 'give and take' where there is a 'mixed experience' group of
players.
One does not want to discourage the less experienced who perhaps know few
tunes from memory and maybe struggle to read music but at the same time
those who have been playing for a long time and know the majority of the
repertoire from memory want to be challenged, so I believe one has to cater
for both extremes during an 'open' session (and an awful lot of people who
are 'in the middle', as it were.)
I do think however there is a danger that 'life and bounce' can be mistaken
for 'breakneck speed' and whilst I am firmly of the opinion that one does
not progress if one does not leave one's 'comfort zone' from time to time, I
do not see that there is a lot to be gained by playing lots of tunes in
succession at a speed at which no-one in the room (or very few) can actually
manage. From a listening point of view, I would rather hear a tune played at
a slightly slower pace and with more style and feeling, rather than sounding
'out of control'.
I think the watchword, as ever, is COMPROMISE!!!
Di
----- Original Message -----
From: <rosspi...@aol.com>
To: <nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu>
Cc: <anth...@robbpipes.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 11:31 AM
Subject: [NSP] Re: this list is safer now
I am pleased to read about the respect given to Jimmy Little up at
Alnwick. The group of pipers at Morpeth who mostly play from music and
sound as 'flat as the paper the music is printed on' are not interested
in any input from people like myself. They seem to be more concerned
about all starting together and playing at a speed the slowest can
manage which is nothing to do with 'life and bounce' in the music.
Style comes second or maybe as a result of getting life into the music.
Colin R
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