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rubycutie

Why are we here?

Dec 10, 2004 00:11

I remember how excited I was to be a music major two and half years ago. There was nothing that excited me more than the prospect of spending my days studying the art which brings people the joy which cannot be expressed textually ( Read more... )

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That's not always true... anonymous December 10 2004, 00:27:49 UTC

or even true most of the time. Look at musicians who make it big. Most of them don't have a passion for what they do, only a passion for making money. On another note, I've known a guy who has been absolutely obsessed with music since birth (and been trying to play guitar shortly after) and he absolutely sucks. I'd take a person with a natural skill over someone with passion, because it's a lot easier to tell if a person is skilled at playing rather than passionate.

Re: That's not always true... rubycutie December 10 2004, 08:11:54 UTC

It depends on what musical field you are talking about. Classical musicians don't go into the field to make money, because 98% there's not any real money to make.

The passion that I'm talking about is the pure musicianship that can be expressed through playing/singing. If any sits in a practice room long enough and hard enough, they will be able to do anything technical. Anyone can work hard enough to get the notes; however, you can't teach musicianship and interpretation.

It's very difficult to explain.

Also, natural skill is nothing without hard work emotional drive.