On Nov 29, 2010, at 4:52 AM, Stuart Walsh wrote: how long she took to write her poems. Generally, she said, a few days and after that point she couldn't really get them any better.
David summed up the pro/amateur thing well. Speaking for myself, about your question: emphatically NO! It takes me years to learn anything and I never ever have it the way I want it. Plateaus are reached, of course, but practice definitely improves a piece. I come back to pieces after a few years and change all the fingerings. As for writing, as I consider myself primarily a composer/songwriter, there is no music that I've written that cannot be improved upon. I like having the possibility of coming up with something new to add new spice to an old dish. You are a perfect example of someone who claims to be an amateur but plays at a professional level. Weren't quite a few of the greatest Elizabethen lute players officially grooms or something? Ed Durbrow Saitama, Japan [1]http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/ [2]http://www.musicianspage.com/musicians/9688/ -- References 1. http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/ 2. http://www.musicianspage.com/musicians/9688/ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
