Comments on: Perfect Music? http://www.livmusic.com/2005/11/21/perfect-music/ Ruminations on a life behind three buttons Thu, 19 Aug 2010 04:40:35 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: FICOTUROR http://www.livmusic.com/2005/11/21/perfect-music/comment-page-1/#comment-21 FICOTUROR Tue, 06 Dec 2005 15:38:34 +0000 http://www.livmusic.com/lmi/?p=18#comment-21 Why is it that we think that the effort toward perfection and musicianship/artistry are mutually exclusive? Certainly it is possible to enjoy music that is a little less than perfect from a technician's point of view if it is beautifully phrased and well conceived. My question to you is; if it were just as beautifully phrased and well conceived, but also technically sound, wouln't it be more enjoyable? It has always been my belief that artistry is acheived through technique, not around, in spite of, or burdened by it. Bob F. Why is it that we think that the effort toward perfection and musicianship/artistry are mutually exclusive? Certainly it is possible to enjoy music that is a little less than perfect from a technician’s point of view if it is beautifully phrased and well conceived. My question to you is; if it were just as beautifully phrased and well conceived, but also technically sound, wouln’t it be more enjoyable? It has always been my belief that artistry is acheived through technique, not around, in spite of, or burdened by it.

Bob F.

]]> By: denise http://www.livmusic.com/2005/11/21/perfect-music/comment-page-1/#comment-16 denise Tue, 29 Nov 2005 19:58:12 +0000 http://www.livmusic.com/lmi/?p=18#comment-16 Hitting all of the right notes doesn't make for a good musician. While accuracy is great, I like to focus on maintaining a beautiful sound, and along the way I do miss some notes, but I think people would prefer to hear something pleasing, rather than perfect. All music we hear today is overly produced (whether it's classical or other)-- I'm going to go pick up a copy of Casals to check this out-- I think it's refreshing to hear it as it was played! Hitting all of the right notes doesn’t make for a good musician. While accuracy is great, I like to focus on maintaining a beautiful sound, and along the way I do miss some notes, but I think people would prefer to hear something pleasing, rather than perfect. All music we hear today is overly produced (whether it’s classical or other)– I’m going to go pick up a copy of Casals to check this out– I think it’s refreshing to hear it as it was played!

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