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Musicians

laconicsax

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8. Two sides to the same coin.

Reply to JDPriestly (Reply #6)

Mon Jan 9, 2012, 09:55 PM

Jan 2012

Art vs. craft. The art is the mental and musical aspects--it's the end product and the craft is the physical aspects or the means to the end.

The audience only hears the art, and that's how it should be. When the audience hears the craft, it's because the musician has neglected it. When the craft is neglected, the art doesn't happen.

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Do television/film portrayals of music/musicians piss anyone else off? [View all] laconicsax Dec 2011 OP

I've never been in a band where I was not expressing myself... GReedDiamond Dec 2011 #1

Woodwinds laconicsax Dec 2011 #2

I'd love to use woodwinds on our stuff... GReedDiamond Dec 2011 #3

"Whenever a musician talks about expressing themselves, you know it's going to suck" - Robert Fripp saras Dec 2011 #4

Depends on the musician, saras. JDPriestly Jan 2012 #6

Two sides to the same coin. laconicsax Jan 2012 #8

You are so right. JDPriestly Jan 2012 #5

That does sound kind of cool... onpatrol98 Jan 2012 #7