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Article #3859Re: More on Cognitive Musicology
From: Ed Hall
Date: Wed, 07 Feb 1990 08:53
Date: Wed, 07 Feb 1990 08:53
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Gosh, the old ``Nature vs Nurture'' argument pops up in some of the oddest places... It would be interesting to see the antecedents to Eliot's message. Sounds to me like someone has been arguing that a Proper Musical Education, (perhaps in conjunction with an appropriate licensing authority) is necessary for the Proper and Competent Practice of Musical Composition. To this idea I counter that there are many paths to Enlightenment, and that while indoctrination in the ancient mysteries (and the even more mysterious modern mysteries) has liberated many a creative muse, it has stifled many another. Perhaps it is time for a flamefest over the nature of a musical education-- assuming people agree that musical education is natural in the first place. -Ed Hall edhall@rand.org
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!mailrus!ncar!ico!ism780c!randvax!news From: edhall@rand.org (Ed Hall) Newsgroups: comp.music Subject: Re: More on Cognitive Musicology Message-ID: <1990Feb7.085350.2743@rand.org> Date: 7 Feb 90 08:53:50 GMT References: <13618@phoenix.Princeton.EDU> Sender: news@rand.org Reply-To: edhall@rand.org (Ed Hall) Organization: The RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA Lines: 17