Actually, my point was that even Salieri himself recognized that no matter how hard he might work he would never achieve the genius of a Mozart. David Love davidlovepianos at comcast.net www.davidlovepianos.com -----Original Message----- From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of ed440 at mindspring.com Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2007 4:22 PM To: College and University Technicians Subject: Re: [CAUT] CAUT credential vs. academic program? Salieri taught Schubert and Liszt. I guess they just weren't born with enough natural talent. Ed Sutton ;-) -----Original Message----- >From: David Love <davidlovepianos at comcast.net> >Sent: Nov 8, 2007 4:27 PM >To: 'College and University Technicians' <caut at ptg.org> >Subject: Re: [CAUT] CAUT credential vs. academic program? > > > >David Love >davidlovepianos at comcast.net >www.davidlovepianos.com > >I don't know if Salieri would agree with you. > >David Love > > >Hi Jim, > >Fair enough as far as it goes. But, in fact, Mozart was >not born knowing how to play the Klavier, nor how to >compose. His father taught him. (Yes, he learned very >young, and very rapidly, but HE LEARNED. It wasn't there >at birth, and had he not been exposed to music, I think it >is safe to say he would not have gone in that direction). >Michelangelo was not born knowing how to use a hammer and >chisel to sculpt, nor how to paint. He apprenticed for >years. Regardless of innate talent, skill, "genius," or >whatever you want to call it, a process of learning has to >take place. I would say that those levels 1 to 5 are >simply variations in capacity and "speed." It may take a 5 >less time to get there, but less time is never no time at >all. Same for effort required. More or less effort, but >definitely some effort. >Regards, >Fred Sturm >University of New Mexico >
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