source file: mills3.txt Date: Tue, 25 Nov 1997 10:35:04 +0100 Subject: various From: Aline Surman As far as listening to one's own music...absolutely. What could possibly be wrong with that? Once it is created, it is either good or bad, just like anyone else's stuff. To be totally honest when you listen to it is the issue, to me. If it's good, enjoy it...if it's not so good, admit it, and then learn from it and fix it. I have been composing for almost 30 years, and I like some of my stuff more than I do other works. Are the ones I like good music? That's a mighty subjective experience; even if a piece is "good" technically, say, and shows a mastery of one's instrument, does that mean the feeling level is profound? Or, that someone else will even feel it the same way you did? In Coltrane's biography, there are quotes about his music from 2 heavy duty folks which are presented right next to each other...the 2 people feel exactly opposite about Coltrane's music...that's what I mean. I respect some people's music that I might not necessarily like to listen to...Mozart is a good example. No doubt he was a great genius, but much of his music does absolutely nothing for me. To find good music that you also like is wonderful...if your own creations happen to be high quality, I say accept it as a gift, and be grateful that, for some reason, this marvelous art of music expresses itself through your voice...Hstick SMTPOriginator: tuning@eartha.mills.edu From: John Chalmers Subject: Boston Microtonal Society's Newsletter PostedDate: 25-11-97 10:36:17 SendTo: CN=coul1358/OU=AT/O=EZH ReplyTo: tuning@eartha.mills.edu $MessageStorage: 0 $UpdatedBy: CN=notesrv2/OU=Server/O=EZH,CN=coul1358/OU=AT/O=EZH,CN=Manuel op de Coul/OU=AT/O=EZH RouteServers: CN=notesrv2/OU=Server/O=EZH,CN=notesrv1/OU=Server/O=EZH RouteTimes: 25-11-97 10:34:41-25-11-97 10:34:41,25-11-97 10:34:43-25-11-97 10:34:43 DeliveredDate: 25-11-97 10:34:43 Categories: $Revisions: Received: from ns.ezh.nl ([137.174.112.59]) by notesrv2.ezh.nl (Lotus SMTP MTA SMTP v4.6 (462.2 9-3-1997)) with SMTP id C125655A.00349C0C; Tue, 25 Nov 1997 10:34:38 +0100 Received: by ns.ezh.nl; (5.65v3.2/1.3/10May95) id AA00501; Tue, 25 Nov 1997 10:36:17 +0100 Date: Tue, 25 Nov 1997 10:36:17 +0100 Received: from ella.mills.edu by ns (smtpxd); id XA00499 Received: (qmail 23423 invoked from network); 24 Nov 1997 16:36:11 -0800 Received: from localhost (HELO ella.mills.edu) (127.0.0.1) by localhost with SMTP; 24 Nov 1997 16:36:11 -0800 Message-Id: Errors-To: madole@mills.edu Reply-To: tuning@eartha.mills.edu Originator: tuning@eartha.mills.edu Sender: tuning@eartha.mills.edu