Hi Jeff, So you would prefer a "retired fireman" who sat next to the siren for 50 years? Or perhaps a talented "ditch digger"? At 03:29 PM 8/11/2010 -0700, you wrote: >Based on my experience and education background, it is a misconception that having (or pursuing) a music degree gives one a better understanding of music and musicians, nor does it mean one can or cannot play. The collegiate system of earning academic credit hours is a grossly inefficient method of teaching music. Ask those folks who wrote that music Mr. Schnabel was speaking of where they got their music degrees. > >Pursuing a music degree can help those who are inclined, but at the same time the collegiate system may be also guilty of holding them back. > >Jeff Tanner Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T. Non calor sed umor est qui nobis incommodat mailto:pianotuna at yahoo.com http://www.donrose.ca/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK, S4S 5G7 306-539-0716
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