<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML xmlns:o = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2722" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; = FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 bgColor=#ffffff leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 = rightMargin=7> <DIV>Many "top musicians," having strong esthetic opinions, would = also "discredit" various kinds of music.  There's no reason why we = aren't entitled to our personal opinions, as long as they don't interfere = with our professional capabilities. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Nothing remotely ludditic about not liking Cage.  Plenty of = highly educated music professors I've worked with have expressed exactly that = kind of contempt, and for excellent reason, imo.  Some people like modern = music, but it has hardly won the day at universities;  nor does it = represent any kind of musical advancement by which, in contrast, those who abjure it = are somehow primitive or uneducated.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Jeff</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=Wimblees@aol.com = href="mailto:Wimblees@aol.com">Wimblees@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=caut@ptg.org href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">caut@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 05, = 2005 6:15 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [CAUT] John Cage, = "The Earth Shall Bear Again"</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 = size=2> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 10/5/2005 2:18:04 P.M. Central Standard Time, = <A href="mailto:dporritt@mail.smu.edu">dporritt@mail.smu.edu</A> = writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px = solid"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face="Times New Roman" = color=#000000 size=3> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Why would we discredit this music that has = been accepted by many top musicians.  It makes us look like = Luddites.  We certainly have the right to like it, or dislike it and we have a responsibility to try to protect the instruments but if a student = wants to play it and the teacher encourages it I don’t think they = look to us to be the musicologists.  As I’ve mentioned before = it’s their job to play the music, and our job to repair the = damage.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: = 12pt">dp<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>Dave</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I agree that we should not judge the music. There are several = types of music I don't care for, but that doesn't mean I don't appreciate the = talent of the composer or the performer. (I don't like opera and Bartok string quartets). But in addition to repairing the damage, we should also do preventive education. I think what Jeff is trying to do is = commendable. We should work with students and faculty to help them understand how to = properly "prep" a piano, so as not to damage it. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Wim <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 PTSIZE="10" = FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Willem Blees RPT<BR>Piano Tuner/Technician<BR>School of Music<BR>University = of Alabama</FONT></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML>