Re: [Harp-L] Re: Music leanring and that something special

[Fernando Toral <ftoral@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Winslow Yerxa escribis:
> --- Haka Harri <harri.haka@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>   
> > Winslow and all,
> >     
> <snip>
>   
> > Training, studies and practicing are definitely worthwhile and always
> > improve your playing. They can bring you from a C student to B+ or
> > even A-. But to be A+, you gotta have that something special which is
> > really hard to define. Think of your favorite players. How many of
> > them got there based only on intensive musical studies and
> > understanding theory? I dare say that not one. 
> >
> > Harri
> >
> >     
Paco de Lucma is another good example of that "something special" a 
musician ought to have when he's far from learning music theory: he 
doesn't know how to read and he can hardly write. I will not comment on 
his guitar abilities here, from classic  to flamenco he's one of the best.

Fernando Toral