Sr. Martins -> RE: Musical Knowledge (Apr. 12 2015 22:52:55)
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Within the genres we are talking about (blues, rock, folk, country etc.) it is because they evolved from pretty simple folk that listened, copied, innovated and ultimately entertained, based on what they heard elsewhere. They didn't read many books on it, or go to university to study it. They listened to the radio, records, tv and now the Web. They wanted to escape the monotony (or even poverty) of their lives. Simple as that. Those kind of people will take the path with the least whiff of academia. If they make a platinum disc in the process, who are you to begrudge them that? If they are crap and trying to pass it off, then I don't care, but if they are still learning... well. p.s. the guitar is very pattern and harmonically friendly, all other things aside. I never found the piano that way. Perhaps it is the different ergonomic action of each hand? I agree with your observations and I've mentioned some of them myself. I don't know where you got the idea that we're talking "blues, folk, etc", that was merely an example of genres where the "phenomena" is understandable and plausible. @BarkellWH Could you read the last link I posted? Good music is highly subjective and doesn't even help this topic. Doesn't it puzzle you that all the "good music" as you say which was made by the musicians cited by Simon are all playing pretty much the same genre and the same musical material within the same forms? How's that for originality and "playing what you feel"... a huge coincidence? Please, don't mistake strumming a guitar with being a musician. How often do you visit music forums related to other instruments besides guitar and other genres besides blues and flamenco? Maybe that's the reason why you don't see any evidence. A "gross generalization" would be if you were to consider that everyone who sings in the shower is a musician.
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