Re: Thile lesson
Originally Posted by
Ron McMillan
This forum has quite a few people whose apparent expertise is indirectly proportionate to their depth of playing experience
Seriously..... DUDE..... you would think someone spit out your grandmother's cooking and made a bad face..... I don't think anyone is belittling the gentleman himself, or his talent on the mandolin or his obvious technical knowledge about playing on the mandolin. But to belittle other's abilities and "depth of playing experience" here on the cafe goes far beyond any lack of taste of any of the prior posters who were simply interjecting a bit of humor into a discussion about a lesson that many found was almost unbearable to watch. Should we be bigger people and overlook all the obvious distractions and learn from the lesson he presents? Very likely. But nothing that was said was a personal attack of the man himself, his musical talent, or his accomplished musical performances. And personally, I dont' think any of it was done in a "mean-spirited" or "shameful" way.
If I miss one day’s practice, I notice it. If I miss two days’ practice, the critics notice it. If I miss three days’ practice, the public notices it.
Franz Liszt, 1894
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