Re: [tuning] Hello lurkers - come in, the water's lovely.

paul@stretch-music.com wrote:

> Just wanted to say hello to everyone who J. Scott was referring to
> here:
>
> "The sheer volume of posts in this groups really
> DOES prevent the 'silent 400' of the members
> from saying anything. They read the posts and
> are so confused and overwhelmed they don't
> know where to start or who to turn to or what
> is going on. That is not because there is anything
> wrong with what is being said, it's just because
> there is too much of it and it is overwhelming."
>
> I'd just like to encourage all of you who fall into the above
> category to say hello, introduce yourselves, and ask any questions
> you may wish to, in order to combat this situation. Many of us will
> be more than willing to listen and talk about whatever interests
> _you_, what instruments (acoustic or electronic) you may play already
> or may be interested in learning to use for microtonality, de-mystify
> the various terminologies and ideas that are being thrown around, etc.
>
> This is an open forum so everyone who feels inclined should post! We
> can all benefit from more ideas and more voices!
>
> Love to all,
> Paul
>
> Agreed. I was inspired by Joseph Pehrson who persistently asked about what he didn't understand
> and openly admitted what he didn't know. And Joseph is an excellent composer in his own right.
> So I jumped in. Now his questioning has led to some very fruitful creative collaborations,
> particularly in the last two weeks. The exchanges between 'experts' and beginners is of mutual
> benefit. The more knowledgable theorists are courteous and generous with their time and effort.
> I've always been made to feel welcome with my comments and attempts at theorising. Once you're
> in you'll be glad you jumped. My only problem is the 600 or so posts that I've saved for a rainy
> day. (I'm hoping for a monsoon).

I don't know about the USA but in Britain there are thousands of bedroom musicians with a decent
rack of gear, some of whom are no doubt lurking in the etherwings looking for a bit more than
freeze dried house and garage loops,. I would recommend even starting by putting together some
beat tracks with microtonal bass lines and melodies using pitchbend. Then you'll get the bug and
it's bye-bye to life as you knew it.

Peace to All