Disklavier

I guess I am just jealous ebcause I don't have an Iphone. seriously, the 
few times I used my Android to control the piano were just to "impress" 
guests and as you suggest,they were more impressed with the technology 
than the music.  I have found that very few people really care to listen 
to music other than as background. generally, i find background music 
annoying even if it is great music. i feel like a hearing impaired 
person (which i will be at some point because it runs in my family) who 
is missing a lot and prefer to just have conversation with friends 
without the distraction. when i do listen to music i often change my 
decision as to what to listen to next based on how i responded to what i 
last heard and like to have a clear large display and all the tools 
media monkey has to offer to make the browsing and choices easier. if i 
had a better memory or better touchscreen skills maybe i could get by 
with a phone. i am amazed at my niece's ability to navigate her phone. i 
can find things faster on my computer or tablet but she is a close second.

i probably responded too snarkily because it annoys me that there is so 
much great music and that most people only get a small part of it by not 
listening. i now understand the frustration of my high school music 
teachers. it has been proven in several recent studies that people are 
much worse at multi tasking than they think and that the people who 
think they are good at it are usually the worst. if you are a 
professional musician and have heard a piece a million times, you might 
be able to hear it and even evaluate it critically while engaged in 
conversation but i still think you can not really experience it fully as 
a complex communication between the composer and listener.

On 6/27/2013 8:26 AM, Edward Mitoma wrote:
> Wow Horatio is sensitive!
>
> I use multiple methods...PC, Mac and iOS devices.  For seriously 
> listening and yes backround music at parties.  The phone is simply a 
> much easier way to do this.  I have a larger file system accessible by 
> computer.  But controlling  Disklavier Radio via iOS is just much more 
> convenient.   That is why someone would want to use a phone.  Plus it 
> amazes your friends even more than the amazing piano does on it's own. 
>  Snarky is as snarky does...
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> Sent from my iPhone
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