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Skriven 2010-12-24 15:09:27 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
   Kommentar till text 5189 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
Ärende: legend fighting 919
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Hi Michael,

 RH> I would imagine to get most pieces down they have to practice a
 RH> certain extent initially. Then it's probably enough to refresh the
 RH> fingers/mind on pieces you've done before.

 ML> There are thousands of hours of prep before one is able to make
 ML> more than a horrid squeaking noise on the instrument, but after
 ML> that, some continue to practice, and some don't.

Yes, I can remember my one sister starting clarinet lessons and my
younger brother, trumpet lessons.  He always sounded like a sick moose;
she had more squeaks and skwalks (sp?) than a flock of sea gulls. My
other brother had drum lessons but he only had a practice pad--never was
good enough for Mom & Dad to buy him a drum set and he gave it up after
a couple of years.


 RH> Babe Ruth wouldn't be able to get away with that now. Even the big
 RH> name/big dollar sports figures get fined and/or benched if they don't
 RH> show for up for practice without good reason.

 ML> Some do, some don't. For most sports, actually keeping on top
 ML> of things is important, but there are a few baseball players
 ML> who - thinking themselves in the Babe Ruth category - flout
 ML> the rules and get away with it as long as the production is
 ML> there.

Or as long as they can get away with it.


 ML>   As for Kreisler, I can't
 RH> comment except to say he must have had one mega memory.

 ML> And mega confidence. But as has been said, Kreisler approached
 ML> every performance with the assumption that everyone in the
 ML> audience wanted to hear him make beautiful music, whereas
 ML> Heifetz (a technically better violinist) approached every
 ML> performance with the fear that everyone in the audience
 ML> wanted to hear him make a mistake.

I think the latter attitude is probably the more common one, especially
if the audience has a lot of either well trained musicians or those very
knowlegeable about the pieces played.

BTW, I've been enjoying your latest trip write up. Last year after our
Israel trip, we talked about how nice it would be if we could do one
tracing the Apostle Paul's journeys.  How did the hummus compare with
what we brought to xxCarol's picnic?  Steve made some a couple of weeks
ago, used up all the fresh garlic we had so it was decidedly garlicy. A
few seconds in the microwave toned it down a bit.


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Catch you later,
Ruth
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