No, these are 2 entirely unrelated insticts,
and ideally they produce great results, when combined in the same
individual.
That is not so common.
A powerful instinct for self expression, unsupported by that of creativity
may
produce something like this Russian composer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8G_sSVwKQoA
RT
----- Original Message -----
From: "David R" <d_lu...@comcast.net>
To: "Roman Turovsky" <r.turov...@verizon.net>
Cc: "Lute List" <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>
Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2011 9:31 AM
Subject: [LUTE] Re: "Self-expression" ?
On Jul 3, 2011, at 9:14 AM, Roman Turovsky wrote:
That's Creativity, not Self-Expression.
You remind me of those music students who say, "I don't want to learn
music, I just want to learn to play the..." (fill in the instrument of
your choice).
If one is capable of creativity, then surely that becomes the form one's
"self-expression" will take. If one is incapable of it, then this
discussion is meaningless.
Look at it this way: if one suppresses one's creativity, in the name of
some personal perception of "history" or possibly out of fear of public
opinion, does one not also supress one's own emotional expression?
D
RT
From: "David R" <d_lu...@comcast.net>
The term "self expression" can refer to the phenomenon of taking a
bunch of notes and makng "music" out of them.
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