[Trombone-l] music appreciation

[Dave Demko]

Very interesting article. Possible conclusions:

- The "frame effect" is powerful. Put a competent player in Carnegie
Hall and people will assume he's worth listening to. Send a great
player out busking, and people will assume he's ordinary.

- People really can be wrapped up in quotidian distractions like work,
catching the train, an so on.

- While good music has universal appeal, having some musical education
and experience equips a person to recognize and appreciate the good
stuff. Note the reactions of George Tindley, the guitar player bussing
tables, and John Picarello, the guy who had considered a violin
career. These guys had more sensitive antennae than most of the
passers by.


On 4/9/07, Howard Weiner <h.weiner at online.de> wrote:
> An interesting article in the Washington Post:
>
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/04/AR2007040401721.html?hpid=topnews
>
> Enjoy ?
>
> Howard
>
> --
> Howard Weiner
> h.weiner at online.de
> http://howard-weiner.de/
>
> Tosca jumped to a conclusion.
>
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