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<DIV>In a message dated 10/5/2005 2:18:04 P.M. Central Standard Time,
dporritt@mail.smu.edu writes:</DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Why would we discredit this music that has been
accepted by many top musicians. It makes us look like Luddites. =
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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 u=
s to be the
musicologists. As I’ve mentioned before it’s their j=
ob to play the
music, and our job to repair the damage.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<DIV>Dave</DIV>
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<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 quartet=
s).
But in addition to repairing the damage, we should also do preventive educat=
ion.
I think what Jeff is trying to do is commendable. We should work with studen=
ts
and faculty to help them understand how to properly "prep" a piano, so as no=
t to
damage it. </DIV>
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<DIV>Wim
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"=
>Willem Blees
RPT<BR>Piano Tuner/Technician<BR>School of Music<BR>University of
Alabama</FONT></DIV></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>