[Trombone-l] Clams

[Chris Tune]

It's like the tree and the forest---It's not a CLAM if they don't HEAR it.

:-)

Chris


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <dslide13 at aol.com>
To: <briar at rcn.com>; <trombone-l at server5.samford.edu>
Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 5:36 AM
Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Clams


>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
> _______________________________________________
> Trombone-l mailing list
> Trombone-l at maillists.samford.edu
> http://maillists.samford.edu/mailman/listinfo/trombone-l
> 
>   
> _______________________________________________
> Trombone-l mailing list
> Trombone-l at maillists.samford.edu
> http://maillists.samford.edu/mailman/listinfo/trombone-l
>