Re: [Harp-L] The World Champion of Classical Harmonica...

[Joseph Leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well...I don't mean this in a BAD way, but I saw something on T.V. where there were 3 judges. Two were in the music world and the third one was Howie Mandell. Now I don't know if they chose him because he was a famous comic and had name recognition, OR if he was chosen to be the same thing I am on harp-l (i.e. comedy relief), lolol.  But my first question was:...... Whaaaa?

Exmple. There had been times when I heard someone at a festival whom had been touted (sometimes for years) as this great player. Maybe because they once played with so and so or such and such band. They had also been a judge on various competitions. They also had lesson plans and/or teaching videos. Frankly, they didn't show me stugatso. YET, every time I go to a fest I find ONE player who sticks out like a lead zeppelin. Virtually unknown and yet sooooooo much heart.

AND since this is one of the topics that periodically pops up in rotation (I think it's thread # 193), I have heard that a great player isn't necessarily a good teacher. To this I agree. I know people whom wouldn't know where to begin. On the quadruped of a different tint vein, I have heard that a great teacher isn't necessarily a good player. To this I disagree. How do you expect to teach the advanced nuances if you yourself can't DO them? Am I to assume that you are so good at verbalization that you can speak and everyone suddenly miraculously connects with your brain like some sort of Svengali, OR that you lay a hand on their shoulder and they absorb your thought neurons via some sort of osmosis.   

Sall I'm sane

smokey-joe

On Feb 29, 2012, at 12:37 PM, Mike Rogers wrote:

> Good point.  I recently experienced a blues competition, where one of the judges brought a friend to advise her, as she wasn't familiar with the blues.  But she wrote for a magazine.  Go figure.  I usually avoid competitions, lik the plague.
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>> From: Joseph Leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Date: February 29, 2012 11:59:52 AM EST
>> To: Marc Molino <mmolino54@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] The World Champion of Classical Harmonica...
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>> Apparently, people show up at a competition. The winner isn't necessarily the best in the world. It's just that THEY happened to show up and were the best that day. It is possible for the best in the world to have NOT shown up OR didn't know about it OR wasn't interested.  Example: the competition in Trossingen Germany (where I believe this was held) has competitions every 2 years. My problem is that I have seen times in the past where the judges didn't impress me. I have seen occasions where the judges were not as good as the contestants. Such is the situation with judges and why I would never engage in such a contest....................... Not that I ever could..here's where you laugh.
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>> smo-joe
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>> On Feb 29, 2012, at 11:25 AM, Marc Molino wrote:
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>>> I've never heard of Susan Sauter, but apparently she is the World Champion of Classical Harmonica.. Who determines this title?
>>> News link with video of her playing:
>>> http://www.kxl.com/11/28/11/Meet-The-World-Champion-Of-Classical-Har/landing.html?blockID=569680&feedID=10446
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