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- From: fields@zip.eecs.umich.edu (Matthew Fields)
- Subject: Re: academia, power, priveledge...
- Message-ID: <1992Dec28.175609.27404@zip.eecs.umich.edu>
- Sender: news@zip.eecs.umich.edu (Mr. News)
- Organization: University of Michigan EECS Dept., Ann Arbor
- References: <0105009A.m82a58@david.roth-music.com> <9DyHwB2w165w@dorsai.com>
- Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 17:56:09 GMT
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- In article <9DyHwB2w165w@dorsai.com> idealord@dorsai.com (Jeff Harrington) writes:
- >david@roth-music.com (David A. Roth) writes:
- >> I don't think anybody should be teaching composition period because
- >> it can't be taught to begin with, imho.
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- >This is an argument you hear often which has absolutely no evidence to
- >support it. All of the great composers of the past presented their music
- >to other composers for analysis/comment.
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- And to reopen a flamefest from months ago, outside of Mr. Roth, the only other
- individuals I've ever heard say that composition can't be taught were all
- tenured professors of composition who were trying to weasle out of teaching
- to devote more time to other things. If you get one of these as your teacher
- of composition, you may want to take your business elsewhere.
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