I guess a lot of us have studied this. There are many ways to hear it.
There are no real authorities, Reed. In effect, we are all students of
music. Subjectivity and creativity often go hand in hand. Western music
has been academicized to such an extreme degree that little breathing space
has been offered for innovation in the so-called "classical music" sphere.
Henry Pleasants has something to say about that.
As to the day job, it didn't hurt Charles Ives' music. I recall that
Rimsky-Korsakov had a gig with the Russian Navy. I think John was just kidding.
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>>Okay, this is great advice, but guess what, I like it. We may be entering a
>>subjective area in musical taste here. hmmm, I noticed you have a day job
>>:-)
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>>John <jhyde@lightlink.com>
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>A substantial portion of my time is spent teaching and playing music
>(and running this list).
This is a great list and I find it very informative!
>I have exceptional natural talent at computers and use it as a vehicle
>to pay the bills in a very small amount of hours so I can have more
>time to practice and write music.
It seems to me that you have an exceptional talent in music as well. Keep
up the good work.
Frank