Well to be honest the professor was a butthole, and some of us were glad to see him retire. But you know even I laugh at some of the things I've done in my practicing and my performances because I have a sense of humor about it.
Granted what he did with the tape wasn't ethical, but well even some of the bad things you have to look on the brighter side of life. Of course now, I would never perform a bad recital or even one where I wasn't prepared enough to play everything as well as I could. Also, in all honesty look at the other side of the coin - why would someone put out a recital if they couldn't really play the stuff? I mean the time comes when you have to cut your losses or play something simpler. Why walk out on stage playing something you know you cannot play? The first recital I did was almost a joke I will admit, but I was young then, and very immature as a player. I laugh at my own mistakes there and some of the errors I committed because I choose to grow and become a better player. I won't let it hold me back, either, and even if a recording of that (it wasn't recorded) was passed around, well that's just more of a chance to impress with something much better. Also, if you become really good and record some great things, that will preclude any previous reputation. I guarantee you if you were awful a few years ago, and are extremely good and have some outstanding recordings of yourself people will take notice. Thankfully people change, and most people accept change. That is why we also must have a sense of humor about some things and not take offense at everything. No offense was intended there. I'm not endorsing what that now retired professor did. In fact I will agree, it is unethical. However these things happen in life. If you were offended, just think of it this way - there is a silver lining to every cloud, and always another side of the coin. There is no changing the past, but even with bad things that might happen to you if you don't sit back and laugh or at least not let it get to you, you'll just stew in them forever. -William In a message dated 10/25/2003 8:55:59 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Subj: Re: [Hornlist] Faculty Entertainment (Great Story) *correction* > Date: 10/25/2003 8:55:59 PM Pacific Daylight Time > From: <A HREF="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">[EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> > Reply-to: <A HREF="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">[EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> > To: <A HREF="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">[EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> > Sent from the Internet > > > > Gotta tell ya, it seems like very cruel humor. If the person who did the > recital was that particular professor's student, that says very little about > his professionalism as an educator or effectiveness as a teacher. To make > fun of someone like that just doesn't strike me as cool. How would you feel > if you had a bad performance and it became a joke tape to pass around ? > > Music biz is hard and cruel enough without making someone the laughingstock > of a trumpet symposium. No matter what steps were taken to guarantee > anonymity, there is always someone there who knows who the person is. In all > probability I'm sure it got back to the person who performed on the tape. > These things usually do. > > I find this thread both sad and disappointing. My two euros. > > Mark L. > > _______________________________________________ > post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > set your options at > http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/valkhorn%40aol.com > _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
