[NewMusic] Matt and Phillip

[Matt Davignon]

I haven't been very skilled at putting my whole point of view into words.
Phillip and I both agree that paying attention to a wide array of different
music is important. I guess where I split from most musical folks is that:

a) I don't believe that the "wide array" of interests should include certain
specific albums, artists, or even specific genres, partially because when
you have a nice diverse field like we have in the Bay Area, you'd never get
people to agree on what those should be.
b) I also think that different people might enjoy music for entirely
different reasons. Some people like to analyze and others just like how it
sounds.

If we're looking for uniqueness, I think that depends more on the individual
than on the method they choose to approach music. (Or more specifically, the
individual personality leads to both.) If everybody chose one path or the
other, then things would be more boring.

Matt

On 1/1/07, Jon Raskin <sopranino at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> The dialog between Matt and Phillip got me thinking about the nature of
> creating art music in the age of information and how having so much music
> available affects the process and the outcome.  I split the discourse into
> two views (which I don't think are mutually exclusive):
>
> 1.      A naive stance- to create from the personal, regional and follow
> the
> strongest impulse or interest.
> 2.      An educated stance- to create from a deep understanding of impulse
> or interest that can range from regional to global.
>
> As I think back on how I learned music, it was part through learning from
> master musicians, the academy and also from the music shop and research
> through the availability of recordings.  This has been increasing at an
> amazing rate when you throw the internet and the immediacy that it
> enables.
>
> I'm throwing this out for thoughts and responses
>
>
> Jon Raskin
> Rova Saxophone Quartet
> www.rova.org
> www.jonraskin.com
> http:///www.myspace.com/jonraskin
>
>
>
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