Allen Wright wrote: > > > Although the world IS becoming "virtualized" (as Richard points out) at a > great rate, I can't help but think that there will always be people around > who want to play acoustic instruments. The physical act is such an important > part of the equation (eg., blowing through a horn rather than playing a > sample of one at a keyboard). I guess a crucial question is whether there > will be enough acoustic players to sustain the kind of support for the > instruments that's necessary to keep skills like ours alive. > I think you hit the "crucial question" on the proverbial head there Allen. Tho I agree whole heartedly with the sentiments expressed so hopefully about the survival of acoustic music, and in particular the acoustic piano. > Analog electric instruments certainly expanded the listening possibilities, > yet didn't render classical music obsolete, so maybe digital electric > instruments won't either. But I agree with Richard that prediction is > dangerous. Grin... I dont know about dangerous... but its certainly a crap shoot if you get my meaning. Its fun to look forward and speculate on what may or may not come to pass, and perhaps doing so with a certain degree of aprehension may help to keep us all on our toes as it were. > > I don't know what's gotten into me - I'm not usually such an optimist! :( Come on... admit it... you're a positive kinda guy :) > > Best regards, > > Allen Wright > Cheers RicB -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. UiB, Bergen, Norway mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html http://www.hf.uib.no/grieg/personer/cv_RB.html
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