Re: My Romance
Jack, Rebecca, and Willy Aldrich ( (no email) )
Tue, 27 May 1997 18:54:52 -0700
At 09:32 AM 5/27/97 GMT, you wrote:
>
>Reed's words:
>
>> One important point in all of this, is whether Charlie Parker can
>> do what he does because of some sort of divine inspiration not
>> available to the rest of us of whether it was the result of
>> how he approached things.
>
>I don't know how far did Parker study jazz theory, but it was hardly by
>learning (at least the conventional way) that Mozart wrote a symphony by the
>age of four.
>I'm not in favour of the *enlightenment from above* theory; I rather see it
>as *enlightenment from within*. I agree it has to do with the approach you
>take on things: On creating the proper balance between reason and feeling...
>Some people are born with a natural intuition that seems not to depend on
>the normal thought process. In fact, we all use our intuition to some
>extent, to reach conclusions that one can't rationalise. Like god, for
>instance, either you feel it or not. No one's gonna prove you're wrong or
>right, because there are no scientific basis for reasoning.
>That *power* can be expanded, as a natural growth process, and used as a
>COMPLEMENT of logical thinking, only we don't really invest on it. I believe
>people like Mozart, Bach or Charlie Parker, had that intuition on its upper
>levels. They studied, all right, but scholarship alone becomes a pretty dry
>stuff! You have to conciliate your logical and emotional brainsides, in
>order to reach that particular kind of enlightenment.
>
>> Bach used to say that anyone could do what he did if they were
>> willing to work hard enough.
>
>He only said that because he was one of the *chosen* ones ;>
>Hard work alone, although indispensable doesn't guarantee success.
>IMHO, the best is to learn as much as you can, from as many sources as you
>can (even if you occasionally do ignorant questions, like is my case with
>you guys), and then FORGET all you know, and just listen to the wind...
>
>Pedro
>
>P.S. Congratulations Reed on your 300th member! and thanks for all the help
>you are for less than perfect musicians like me.
>
>
I once participated in a debate about whether there is something in one's
instrument one can reach or whether one has something in oneself that can be
reached through the instrument. The debate concluded when we all figured
out it does'nt matter - the result is the same. It's just the musicians'
world views that differ.