Gordon Steadman
03-07-2013, 16:09
.......favourite instrument is the metronome:doh:
We have the same discussion everytime he listens to music at my place. "Why do you choose to listen to musicians who can't keep strict time?" As always, I tell him that I prefer those musicians who are actually looking for the music in the notes rather than just mechanically playing what is written down. He just can't see how you can have the music if the composer is being 'ignored'.
He likes Narcisso Yepes whereas I find him technically great but plain boring to listen to. When I play him the same piece played by Yepes and Mozqueda, he says that Mozqueda is being over emotional and is showing off!!
There was me thinking that music is more of an emotional thing than a technical exercise.
Praps I'm wrong:scratch:
We have the same discussion everytime he listens to music at my place. "Why do you choose to listen to musicians who can't keep strict time?" As always, I tell him that I prefer those musicians who are actually looking for the music in the notes rather than just mechanically playing what is written down. He just can't see how you can have the music if the composer is being 'ignored'.
He likes Narcisso Yepes whereas I find him technically great but plain boring to listen to. When I play him the same piece played by Yepes and Mozqueda, he says that Mozqueda is being over emotional and is showing off!!
There was me thinking that music is more of an emotional thing than a technical exercise.
Praps I'm wrong:scratch: