All music, because it is art, is a gift. The generosity with which the
gift is given and received is often more important than the technical
skill through which it is given. Some of the most moving performances
I've had the pleasure of experiencing have been from artists who will
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Back to those comments of Tom Clough's that resurfaced in the great choyting
debate.
"I could sit hours and hear the worst piper that ever played, if
there is such a thing as a poor Northumbrian small piper. Imagination
has always played a big part in my playing and listening, and it's
wonderf
LOVELY comment John. Thanks. I needed that encouragement.I found the
choyting debate hard going.
Helen
All music, because it is art, is a gift. The generosity with which the
gift is given and received is often more important than the technical
skill through which it is given.
To get
I have to agree with Helen. John's is the only recent e-mail that has
struck a chord with me too!
Sarah
In a message dated 30/09/2008 20:24:55 GMT Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
LOVELY comment John. Thanks. I needed that encouragement.I found the
choyting deba
Hi All,
Just to add another couple of comments from a jazz musician friend of
mine, which build nicely on John's Miles Davis quote:
'You are never more than a semitone away from the right note.' and,
'There is no such thing as wrong notes, just poor choices.'
These two stateme
Yeah but we're not talking about jazz here. Stepping into uncharted (for
me) waters, jazz improvisation is all about working within chord structures,
whereas Northumbrian piping has more to do with melodic sequences, using a
drone rather than a chord sequence as the anchor, so mistakes are more
no
