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Someone in our local SCA group is organizing live music for Renaissance
dance. Keith/dh has been involved in the discussions. He downloaded (or whatever)
and printed out the music from where she deposited it online, and played
through it all. It was fun hearing him play from the other room, just long
stretches of him sight reading.

Various people have volunteered info on what instruments they can play, and
the organizational meeting is coming up. There's been a discussion on the list
with someone who plays two middle eastern instruments and wants to see if
they'll fit in at all... Here's a paragraph, and then the effect some fairly
innocuous little thing had on me. See if you can guess what made me twitch! <g>

"Sounds like fun. I will come on Sunday, June 8 and we will see what

happens. I can read music but very slowly. I am better at improvisation.

I don't know much about western music theory though. My training is Middle

Eastern. I can be taught, however. I look forward to to putting a name

with your face."



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and below here's what I just mailed to my husband for him to read at work
Monday:
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<< I don't know much about western music theory though. My training is Middle

Eastern. I can be taught, however. >>


If this were anywhere NEAR an unschooling discussion, I would say "How about
changing that to 'I can learn, however,' which puts the responsibility of
discovery on your and not on others to lead you through a body of knowledge you
haven't wanted before now?"

To "I can be taught" I can only think "BY WHOM!?" Whose job is it to "teach"
her and how much money will they be paid?

Sheesh...

I'm ruined for normal dialog. <g>

Sandra