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In article <WRIGHT.92Aug16133202@aelle.cs.odu.edu> wright@aelle.cs.odu.edu (GENTLEMAN) writes:
>
>	     Has anyone used Miracle, one of those piano teaching system, for
>	     Macintosh. I am thinking of getting me one but I would like
>	     to hear other comments of it.
>
>
>Sure!  Invest your money into a private piano teacher if you want to
>learn how to play the piano.  I love electronic music as much as
>the next guy, but it is absurd to believe that a simple music
>software program can answer a user's every need!!!!
>
>Electronic music should supplement musical activities, not supplant!!!
>
>[I say these things without ever seeing Miracle Piano.]


I absolutely reject this reasoning.  It is essentially flawed, and smacks
of elitism.

Given that *many* reasonable *casual* musicians are essentially self-taught,
it makes no sense to suggest that the Miracle Piano might not be helpful
for someone who's current interest in music is casual (which I expect is
a valid assumption for many interested in the Miracle Piano), without ever
having seen the system.

What is absurd is the suggestion that the Miracle Piano should be *expected*
to answer every user's every need!

(And I point out that it is highly unlikely that any private piano teacher
could answer every user's every need, either.)

I have not seen the Miracle Piano either, so I have no idea how useful it
is.  In principle, however, I see no reason why such a system should be
inherently incapable of serving many of a user's needs.


By all means, people who are interested in music as more than a casual pursuit
should consider the more traditional alternatives.  And many casual musicians
who aspire to more serious pursuits will find it necessary to use use
traditional techniques to educate themselves.

But none of this suggests that, for many people, an automated system might
not provide the best cost and convenience to price ratio.


-- 
J. S. Greenfield                                         greeny@top.cis.syr.edu
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but my d*mn system wants a 
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