In Reply to: It's a deal - we'll take anger management if you'll take a music appreciation class! [nt] ;-) posted by Chris from Lafayette on July 11, 2014 at 20:39:44:
grew up listening to my mom's (and aunt's) classical piano playing and my dad's hi-fi classical and jazz collection (extensive; played on McI electronics and massive DIY speakers). I took violin lessons while at the U of M from an immigrant who studied w/Ysaye (he was very old in 1970 when he instructed me for a little over a year). I had zero talent, so I desisted.
Anyhow, opinions of music are individualistic. What makes critics worthwhile isn't their personal musicianship: George Bernard Shaw was highly respected for the quality of his writing and the accuracy of his evaluations--- not his instrument playing.
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Follow Ups
- Sorry, did it @ 15 at the University of Minnesota music dept. Before that, - tinear 12:04:44 07/12/14 (1)
- GBS did have a way with the bon mots - not so much his evaluations [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 17:30:49 07/12/14 (0)