Re: [Harp-L] Timbre, pitch, intonation

moandabluz@xxxxxxx · Fri, 16 Feb 2007 02:37:46 -0500

What Smokey said...

 and a little more "said" from me.....

   I have always loved music...I grew up in a family where music was 
not played, taught, or thought about much.... My parents loved to 
dance, but other people played music, not us.... I was 39 years old 
before I started learning and, unless you have a lot more talent than 
my brain and body possess, playing "great" music is not likely to 
happen... I have, however, learned to play "some" music... I have had 
the good fortune of generous musician friends who helped me understand 
some basic things. Buckeye, SPAH and Harp-L have made major 
contributions.... I have learned that anyone can play music, given 
enough persistence and resources....

  Would I have taken advantage of early musical training.... ?    Hah. 
Would a duck quack?  I sometimes envy people with immense talent, 
because they can make me feel something with their music.  Sometimes I 
can make myself feel something with music, but sometimes the feeling 
isn't so great... Once in awhile, it's a good feeling and I'm hooked 
all over again.

Steve "Moandabluz" Webb

still a fool, for the harp, in Minnesota
-----Original Message-----
From: leone@xxxxxxxx
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Sent: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 3:29 PM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Timbre, pitch, intonation
  On Feb 15, 2007, at 3:46 PM, Richard Hunter wrote:Â

 > : most of the guys who fall in that category were terribly > 
oppressed people who never had a chance to get formal training, in > 
music or anything else.Â

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That's meÂ

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 > The fact that they made great music in spite of these dreadful > 
disadvantages is proof of their genius;Â

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Thank youÂ

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 > Most of the people on this list have much, much more fortunate > 
circumstances than those poor souls.Â

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Now I'm a poor soul.Â

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Â You can bet that those musicians would have if they could have.Â

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Yes, I would have.Â

smokey-joeÂ

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> Regards, Richard HunterÂ

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