Thank God I have enough Irish to not care....
On Mar 25, 8:03 am, Nelson <[email protected]> wrote:
> Must be part of the DNA. William Petticourte came here from Bristol
> in 1667 and I still have alot of that English "sensibility" about me.
>
> On Mar 25, 7:54 am, Robin Gravina <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
> > On the flip side, with kids you know when you are playing right, cos they
> > start to dance.. at least they do in Spain, where unlike the UK people are
> > not taught to be self-conscious about moving to the beat...
>
> > On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 1:39 PM, Val Mindel <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > Interesting. My daughter (now grown up) had to but up with my playing
> > > bass (stand-up) as well as a lot of fiddle when I was pregnant with
> > > her. At one point years later, I played her a particular tune that I
> > > worked on a lot during that time. No recognition. But she does have a
> > > great sense of rhythm and general musicality. Definitely a genetic
> > > improvement on her old mom.
> > > On Mar 24, 4:23 pm, Nelson <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > We adopted my little girl in Russia when she was 5.5 months old.
> > > > Between going to court and receiving her from the hospital, we spent a
> > > > week or so in Moscow (in a Russian Hotel, meaning not an American
> > > > chain like Marriot). One night she was raising cane and would not
> > > > settle down. I noticed a radio fixed to the wall and decided to see
> > > > if I could find some music to calm her. The only channel was carrying
> > > > Opera, but I turned it on/up anyway. Immediately, she stopped fussing
> > > > and listened. She fell asleep that night listening to music.
>
> > > > She has a wonderful, natural since of rhythm. She would beat on the
> > > > drums while I played guitar for her as young as 3 years old. It was
> > > > evident to me then that she had a great since of Rythm. Even now, at
> > > > five, she will strum on her little Dean Playmate and make up songs on
> > > > the spot.
>
> > > > On Mar 24, 2:58 pm, [email protected] wrote:
>
> > > > > 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?- Hide
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