quoted 4 lines I'm curious to know if there are any 'classically trained' idmers>> I'm curious to know if there are any 'classically trained' idmers
>> out there, 'cos almost everyone seems to come from a non-music
>> background. I'm hoping it's not because musical 'training' closes
>> peoples' ears/minds...quoted 4 lines Perhaps it's not the classical training as such that is the issue>Perhaps it's not the classical training as such that is the issue
>here but a certain kind of personality who is drawn to it. Perhaps
>their ears are already closed and they found a club that perpetuates
>what they want to believe.
i have often heard ppl who play guitar, piano, bass, etc., say that they don't
like electronic music because it isn't "real" sound that is being produced, and
that sound lacks the quality that "real" instruments possess. fair enough. after
all, it's my understanding (i'm not an historian or anything, this is actually
hearsay), that a lot of the electronic instruments were made so that bands could
essentially practise anywhere w/o having to move large pieces of equipment.
(e.g. drum machines& bass machines) although probably not limited to just that.
the point is that they were considered substitutes. so naturally when someone
made a really cool electronic tune it may have been regarded as childsplay.
it's been my experience that the more ppl come into contact with and become
familiar with electonic music, the more they'll recognize it as being legitimate
in it's own right. wether or not it appeals to their own personal taste.
along the same lines i wanted to say that i also believe that just because one
is trained in music to any degree, it doesn't follow that one is also creative
with those tools they now know how to use so well. so you could have ppl who
are making music who know their way around, oh i don't know, say an engineering
studio, for example, backwards and forwards and don't have a creative bone in
their bodies. it doesn't mean they can't appreciate what is creative. and there
are ppl who are self-taught and can knock you on your ass with what they've
made. i know some ppl who are expamples of both and i can definitly attest to
the fact that the self-taught-knock-you-on-your-ass approach has taken the lead
in terms of success by a very wide margin. a fine example of the tortoise
beating the hare.
Cathryn Sunday
sundayc@math.csuohio.edu