In todays paper there is a story about newborns responding to music. It seems that they respond to the rhythm and beat of the music and are disturbed in the cadence is interrupted. I've noticed that my Grandchildren have loved my playing since day one. I know my playing isn't that good, but my timing is rock solid, my metronome and my bass player even agree with me.
Clyde Clevenger Just My Opinion, But It's Right Salem, Oregon Old Circle ----- Original Message ----- From: "mistertaterbug" <[email protected]> To: "Taterbugmando" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 10:26:27 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: Re: More on Busking Solo, I think the thing I miss most about some forms of music is exactly what you speak of. A strong rhythmic feel is missing. There are books telling people how to listen to classical music, what to look for, listen to, how to appreciate it. If a person has to take a course in how to enjoy something then maybe something's missing, something really obvious. Maybe there should be a course in how to see the forest whilst looking at the trees. If even primitive, so-called unrefined cultures can appreciate a "beat" then it would seem to me that we in the western world have educated and "improved" ourselves right out of touch. Taterbug On Mar 23, 1:56 pm, solofiddle <[email protected]> wrote: > The Joshua Bell experiment was certainly interesting. What maybe some > folks didn't consider is that fact that many people simply do not like > Western Classical music, no matter the music or the instrument nor the > player! > It's often used to drive teenagers out of malls and coffee shops when > they hang out too much. Why do you think so many symphony orchestras > around the USA are struggling so much? Because many folks don't care > about that music and don't support it. > > A friend of mine, an ethnomusicologist (and old time musician amongst > many other things), has spent a lot of time documenting the music and > dance cultures of very remote regions on forgotton islands around the > world. In one rain forest, where he lived on and off for two years, > they had no electricity, but he had a solar rig to charge his > batteries for his video camera and he also had a cassette player. He > played for various tribes of natives all sorts of music he had brought > with him - folk, Bluegrass, big band, all sorts of music from around > the world, including several types of Western Classical music. They > responded positively to almost everything except the Classical music! > Why? NO RHYTHM, of course! Oh, sure, you could argue that there is > rhythm there, but often it is too buried beneath the emphasis on > melody and harmony and thematic structure. Some guy in an orchestra > playing a few rolls on a set of timpani or doing a couple of crashes > on some hand cymbals is hardly my idea of rhythm. > (Don't get me wrong - I like much Classical music, just usually in > smaller combos.) People respond to rhythm, so why hide it? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Taterbugmando" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
