Sergio, I like your analysis of how we recognize a tango. Here's a story. I once knew a little girl, named Lily. She and her mother spent a lot of time at my house when I was first learning tango. She was about three years old. One morning, a classical music program aired some music by Piazzolla, Lily looked up in surprise and said "Mommy, listen. They're playing a tango." Her mother was even more surprised, but I wasn't because Lily is one of those special people who has a natural understanding of music. She is now 15 and just starred in her high school's production of Annie - along with my dog, Rubi in the role of Sandy.
Robin Tara On 2/21/08, Sergio Vandekier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > When you hear the very first few beats of a musical composition you > immediately recognize if the music is popular or classical, if it is a > foxtrot, a cha-cha or a tango, etc, and also you recognize who wrote that > particular piece of music and who the singer is. > > This is a process that is unconscious. It has to do, in great part, with > previous education and training. > _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
