Dale writes:
>A generous portion of Ed Foote's class last year was devoted to performance.
>I believe that is also his intention this year, I'll let Ed address that
> question.
Greetings,
Yes, with great pleasure, I can say that Enid Katahn will be there to play
the demonstration pieces.
The class uses one piano, because I think there is a limited amount of
"new" that the ear can absorb in one sitting, three or four temperaments at
once seems to cause confusion among those just beginning their investigation.
A temperament is a tool that we use to make money with. My class is
designed to increase the number of people that are using the temperaments,
(by promising more money, satisfaction, and all that other snake oil!), so I
approach the idea by presenting several different pieces on a temperament,
One which I have found useful in building a clientele sensitized to key
color. In that sense, it is a beginner's course, I suppose.
The "hard-core-full-comma-tonality" crowd may see it as an old hat,
over-simplified survey, and the die-hard-mono-temperament crowd will have
other places to be at those times, but there is a much larger group between
these extremes that can certainly entertain a new approach to something we do
so much of. Those are the people for whom I am trying to be of most value.
Regards to all,
Ed Foote
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