Very well put
Mark
--- jonesalley <
jonesalley@...> wrote:
> That's a quote that is clearly from somebody who
> holds lyrics and narrative
> as the crucial parts of music. That's fine, but
> there are also some of us
> who find melody, harmony, rhythm, dynamics, and
> timbre the interesting
> elements. It's the difference between a songwriter
> and a composer. I
> assign no relative value to either one, they are
> just some of the different
> ways that people come to the common table of music.
> Personally, I couldn't
> quote you the lyrics of even my most favorite rock
> music apart from bits and
> pieces of songs, and I don't see anything wrong with
> that any more than
> there's anything wrong with Don's lack of interest
> in the vibrations in air
> as being anything more than vehicles to support the
> story he wants to tell.
> Music is an incredibly multifaceted creation of
> humans and I think that is
> why it has such universality, you can find whatever
> it is that tickles your
> brain the right way somewhere in the realm of music.
>
>
>
> > Thanks for taking an interest in this page and in
> my
> > activities. I have been singing since I was a
> small
> > child but once I began to play the guitar, I
> formed in
> > my mind the idea that perhaps I could write songs.
> > Simple rock songs like 'Teenager in Love' could be
> > played with the same chords over and over. I've
> taught
> > my young daughter how to play this tune, it's that
> > simple. Folk songs were also everywhere in the
> fifties
> > and the guitar was perfect for them. A simple,
> > beautiful song will inspire most musicians to try
> to
> > write. Complicated, pretentious and non-melodic
> music
> > is a turn-off. So are lessons. Keep music in your
> life
> > and have fun with it and after a time it will grow
> on
> > you and you will understand the language of song."
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Don McLean
> >
> > Don't think there is anything wrong with simple
> music
> > as such, I like pop, rock and blues, but there is
> a
> > lot more to music than the three chord trick, and
> > unless you are naturally very gifted lessons and
> music
> > theory can be very helpful. Doing anything really
> well
> > is never easy.
>
>
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