22 Jun
2009
22 Jun
'09
1:12 p.m.
On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 10:33:00AM -0400, Paul Davis wrote:
On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 9:24 AM, Fons
Adriaensen<fons(a)kokkinizita.net> wrote:
I couldn't agree more - the educational and self-development value
of making music (or doing other arts) is beyond question. And it
can also be very enjoyable and something you share with others.
Ciao,
--
FA
Io lo dico sempre: l'Italia รจ troppo stretta e lunga.
He's not saying that musical creation should
be restricted to a
small number of predetermined people. But de facto, like all
artistic endeavour, it is a minority activity, We may all be
potential great composers or artists, but most of us do not
exploit that potential, just look around. Maybe 10% of the
population is capable of producing anything that would be
regarded by the remaining 90% as music they'd want to listen to.
Less than 1% could do something that would survive a generation
and become part of music history,
Although I don't disagree with anything you've written here Fons, I
feel compelled to note that there is a purpose to artistic creation
that has nothing to do with creation "for others". When we encourage
children to paint or make music, we are not doing so because we
believe that their work will have meaning for others or illuminate
some aspect of the human condition. At least, that wasn't why I
encouraged my daughter to do so, and its not why I encourage her now
with her cello playing.