Mike Will is a VERY skilled player who has a FANTASTIC website and a genuinely nice guy. Also one that I had the pleasure to play Misty with in the Harp-l meeting at the 1998 SPAH convention. This attack seems quite unfounded. BTW, how did you arrive at the moniker Sunnyside Bob??
Hal Iwan in MI
> > What the f... are you talking about, Mike? You should learn to play the harp > before "wondering" about what ever you're yacking about. Learn to play the > shit and then may be, MAY BE, somebody will listen. > Sunnyside Bob > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mike Will" > To: > Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2002 2:52 AM > Subject: Soloist's Freedom > > > > > > There have been several enlightening replys regarding > > my question about "classical" (whatever that means, as > > Douglas points out) degrees of freedom--room for > > expression and interpretation. I appreciate the > > feedback, and it doesn't fall on deaf eyes(?). > > > > Anyway, it got me to wondering if there's a difference > > between a soloist's freedom of expression and > > interpretation vs. those of an accompaniest. Are > > there fewer degrees of freedom there? Less room for > > rhythmic, dynamic, or phrase variation? Maybe this > > also applies to ensemble playing, like a horn section > > or quartet. > > > > I'm only asking about _fewer_ degrees of freedom--not > > dismissing the freedom of expression and > > interpretation of those not the soloist, but wondering > > about the distinction between the freedom of the > > soloist and the freedom of the non-soloist, if any. > > > > Mike Will > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Sports - sign up for Fantasy Baseball > > http://sports.yahoo.com > > > >
