Just a footnote on the speaker's comment about understanding music meaning being able to hum the tune.
I am coming increasingly to the view that the idea of a 'tune' (or melody - or theme) is only relevant to specific periods of music and is by no means a general characteristic of music at all times and in all cultures. So, even if understanding music meant 'being able to hum the tune' (!!!!) it would only apply to some music not all. If there is a musicologist on the list perhaps he/she would like to comment. (I am a not one.) DA > Music lover that I am -- I will happily agree that I have "never understood > music in my life" - when talking about how its made with a musician -- or it's > history with an historian -- or its business with a businessman (even though > I'm in that business) > > All that stuff is irrelevant to making the kind of distinctions that concern > me. > > > ************* > Derek wrote: > > "My reference to the 'average person' was, as I said, simply to cut > short her claim that understanding music meant understanding the > mechanics of music (changes of key etc). I was very surprised she > started off with that. How could that be the relevant meaning? If it > were, I have never understood any music in my life and neither have > millions of other music lovers who, like me, can barely read music." > > ____________________________________________________________ > Click to for great deals on pitching machines and baseballs. > http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2231/fc/Ioyw6ijl41qOUJEmooDRMTCoBMysM8 > bHkECmaaDgEgMcnVVIntcNjm/ > > -- Derek Allan http://www.home.netspeed.com.au/derek.allan/default.htm
