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- From: david@roth-music.com (David A. Roth)
- Newsgroups: rec.music.compose
- Subject: Re: academia, power, priveledge...
- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 92 06:00:05 EST
- Organization: DAVID A. ROTH MUSIC
- Message-ID: <0105009A.mb6f53@david.roth-music.com>
- Reply-To: david@roth-music.com (David A. Roth)
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- In article <9DyHwB2w165w@dorsai.com> (rec.music.compose), 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.
- > >
- > > David
- > > david@roth-music.com
- >
- > This is an argument you hear often which has absolutely no evidence to
- > support it.
-
- You say this and then change the subject in the next line? If you
- could teach someone how to write a great melody then everyone would
- be able to do it.
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- > All of the great composers of the past presented their music
- > to other composers for analysis/comment.
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- This is review not teaching. You don't need a teacher to listen to music
- and read a score.
-
- David
- david@roth-music.com
-