[Trombone-l] Clams

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I hear you.

David Gibson
trombonist/educator
www.jazzbone.org




-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Holland <briar at rcn.com>
To: Trb. List <trombone-l at server5.samford.edu>
Sent: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 20:29:28 -0600
Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Clams

  Bill Dinwiddie wrote:

> I think it's important to remember that even Mendez and  Andre made
> mistakes. The energy of their performances, however, made their clams
> almost
> inaudible.

This is the first message on this thread that even makes a gesture
toward making music, as opposed to playing notes. Critics fall into
this trap all the time: counting notes. Musicians do it even more. I'll
grant anybody a few missed notes if they play music. I'll yawn all
night listening to technicians, however impressive it is to have no
clams.

Robert Holland, Publisher
Briar Music Press
briar at rcn.com
www.briarmusic.com
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