I realize you weren't saying that, but I disagree with the second statement. I don't think that training as a pianist creates biases. Actually, I think the best pianist skills to have are improvisational. That allows you to creates lines and phrases in different parts of the piano with different levels of touch and really aides in voicing at the concert level. Pianistic skills are probably fairly meaningless for Aunt Mimi's spinet. But at the concert level, skills and knowledge help with, in addition to touch and tone issues, communication with the pianist. David Love ----- Original Message ----- From: <JIMRPT@aol.com> I don't think I have said that not playing makes one a 'better' technician nor have I said that playing makes one an 'inferior' technician... ...Training as a pianist tends to lead one to "prefer", be "prejudiced" toward, certain tonal colors and this will carry over into our 'perceptions' and 'expectations'
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