I am reading Dr. Faustus by Thomas Mann right now. Young Adrian, the composer in the novel, sits in his room with a keyboard modulating from chord to chord in as many ways as possible. He rewrites symphonies for piano, including only the harmonies which he can and which sound the best to his ears. Beethoven very well could have given up on his natural talent, but he worked and continued. I am sure that it wasn't all natural talent. Even the classical composers who "have it" at birth learned by reworking the works of others continually.
I do believe that music is a combination of natural ability and drive (practice) We all have different amounts of each and we will all end up someplace else on the spectrum at different points in our lives. I will continue to play as long as I feel good when I am playing no matter how I sound. Dennis, you must have something! Mike -- 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.
