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Ron Nossaman RNossaman@KSCABLE.com
Mon, 01 Oct 2001 22:50:01 -0500


>
> I wouldn't try to think that far in the future.  We should concentrate on
> this year's agenda.  How about a class on ho C# and Db are the same note. 
> The next day, there'll be one on how D# and Eb are the same note.  They won't
> get through the whole scale in one Convention but at least it'll be a start. 
>
> In about 10 years, they can start teaching how to spell intervals and why a
> tooner should know how to do that.  Teaching the 4:5 ratio of contiguous
> 3rds, how to spell the intervals and actually having more than just a few
> people even know what that means is about 20 years away. 
>
> Bill Bremmer RPT 



Yes, I see your point. There are as many difficulties involved in teaching
someone that what they see isn't what they see as in pointing out that what
they were taught isn't what they see in practice.
 
With so few seeing what they see, there seem to be a number of long hard roads
ahead.

Ron N


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