ok, well by "raw musical tones" I meant to exclude DJs since they work
with pre-composed phrases, parts etc... and just layer and rearrange
them rather than working with raw tones as their building blocks....
Not that DJs aren't both artists and performers, they just aren't by
default musicians... unless they also happen to play an instrument....
For all of you out there who want to call DJs musicians, please come up
with a word that applies only to the types of musicians I am trying to
describe.
I am talking about those people who practiced scales, arpeggios, keys,
modes, etc... and have an understanding of music theory etc... and then
perform live in real time on an instrument utilizing that knowledge and
practice to impress a croud. To me a musician must have all of that and
most DJs don't.
DJs are DISK JOCKEYS... they are like the guy on the radio choosing
selections to fit the mood and playing other people's stuff.... How can
that be confused with being a musician???? Radio DJs aren't musicians!
they're commentators and record collectors... or more like interior
designers except they set a mood in sound... A few of them (probably the
best ones) also compose and play instruments and probably spin their own
compositions and such, but these are the few and the proud and the
brave, and their musicianship comes from these other activities, not
from spinning.....
Philip Sherburne wrote:
quoted 16 lines Musicians: performers whose expertise is in manipulating raw musical>
> >Musicians: performers whose expertise is in manipulating raw musical
> >tones in real-time and who combine them to form original music by
> >playing an instrument.
>
> Hey, works for me, given that that includes DJs, spoon-players,
> saw-strokers, Stockhausen and Francisco Lopez. But I'm guessing that you
> didn't intend to include those sorts in your definition, so you might want
> to rework it to fit your narrower terms. A few subdefinitions you'll need
> to clarify: "manipulate," "raw musical tones" (each of those could be
> unpacked), "real-time," "original," and "instrument." Heck, you should
> probably spell out "expertise" and "performer" while you're at it. But I
> think your prepositions are sound, and unlike Clinton, we all know what the
> definition of "is" is. Take heart, you've almost got it!
>
> Philip
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