On one half, playing effortlessly, the repetition of all the scales and passages becomes so great, that whatever they play is easy to do because they’ve already done it before, just in another context!

But on the other half playing requires extreme effort. All the things to concentrate on, bowing speed, pressure, placement, vibrate, pitch, intonation, balance, string crossings; just to name a few. While practicing lessens all of those, you do have to admit, playing in front of an orchestra is not an effortless thing.

jimi hendrix couldn’t compose a 20 minute piece of music comprising of one hundred instruments, having to transpose between different keys for each instrument, knowing how many semitones there are between an Eb saxophone and a guitar, bassoon, bass, violins, violas, clarinets, trumpets, … you get my point.

but because hendrix could not do this does that make him less in any way??

and now for the violinist because this guy isnt all that great at siting in a room getting high and jamin out some sick beats, does that make him any less of a musician.

all in all the point i am making is you a moron! and a disgrace to anything music related. go lock yourself in a dark room with garage band open, and just mess around until you expire and do everyone a favour.

all the best keep well and hope you had a good week.

x

i like to consider myself a musician of sorts, and to be able understand where music has come from even dating back to the 5 ages of classical music is relevant in every current music today.
if you (as a population) cant take a minute or two out of the “oh so busy work schedule” to appreciate something as pure and beautiful as talent and true art then this simply proves how wrong society has gone.

i must add however that in my 8000 or so album collection i do not own a single piece of classical music. but i have taken time out from my busy, busy life to go see some and even spent some money on doing so.

life is not about being successful (in its most materialistic form) at what you do, its about progressing and being the best you can be, expanding you knowledge as far as it can go and not limit yourself to the having the life and thoughts of just a clever monkey.

x.

mal was zum nachdenken:washington dc. in einer u-bahn station spielt ein violinist stücke von bach. etwa eine stunde lang steht der mann dort und spielt für die leute, verdient sich dabei 32$. niemand klatscht, als er fertig ist. niemand nimmt irgendwi…

I’ve heard some brilliant musicians in bands, can’t get work, rehearse in a garage for years, go no where and split up because of no work.

And some absolutely bad sounding crud, that goes on to make them better off than most.

Guess its progress.