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Miguel de Maria
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RE: How to get talented (in reply to Miguel de Maria)
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Hmmm, as far as writing great music that is a rather subjective thing, isn't it? What makes something great, its complexity or its popularity? Or some combination? We better be careful or else J-bash and Deniz are going to take this one over! I think we can all become composers. As Henrik said, it is a skill like anything else. We all do have limits, too, in composing just as we do in picado. How they are intrinsically different in this regard is beyond me. I do agree that in composing, especially it is visible that "no matter where we go, there we are." Some local musicians, you hear their stuff and it is just _them_. My friend Monty is kind of Sedona-new agey, vegetarian and has an unusual religion I've never even heard of. Well, his music is pretty new-agey and definitely reflects his age and his influences. Another guy, Kurt, just loves Ottmar Liebert. He has a kind of corny, hammy sense of humor and to me this is all reflected in his compositions. I am just a beginning composer, so who knows where I'll end up. I notice that at this stage, anything I write has a direct antecedent, usually within a week or so (of hearing it on CD). As far as skills, you notice that some people seem to start fast and the sky is the limit. Ohter people start slow and never really get it. To me, this reflects, not particularly innate talent (hard to say how much of a contribution genetics really represents, isn't it?), but attitudes and mental techniques of study. Time and time again, you notice the really great players are very detail oriented, practice maniacally, and have tons of discipline in regards to their craft. Maybe not all of them, but a lot of the greats are like this.
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Date May 18 2006 19:13:22
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Miguel de Maria
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RE: How to get talented (in reply to Miguel de Maria)
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Sean, very stimulating thoughts. I think that with a little cleverness, a "virtuoso" level can be simulated, perhaps to the 99% degree. Maybe many of us remember the first flamenco we heard, a whirling dervish of picados, mysterious machine-gun like retorts, sharp percussive cracks, and exotic rhythm. Who was the guitarist? Just another player perhaps... I think that many listeners will experience the alien and exhibitionist nature of flamenco the same, even if they are educated in classical or other styles of music. It is too simplistic to say that Esteban has proven that a certain degree of skill, married with cleverness, that is within everyone's reach, is all that is necessary to satisfy the average intellect or taste. I actually think the language analogy is a strong one. A child of absolutely normal genes will easily learn his native tongue, yet an intelligent adult would find the same feat very difficult if not impossible. It is probably true that to a certain, although perhaps lesser, degree this applies to mastery of a musical instrument. After all, we are hard-wired for language specifically and certainly not for playing guitar. Yet Conrad was not a native English speaker. And Heart of Darkness was a pretty good book. By the way, Harold Taylor, who wrote The Pianist's Talent, claims that the talent of a natural virtuoso will always shine over one not similarly gifted.
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Date May 19 2006 5:07:46
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