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The thinking Mr. McLaren

🔗John Starrett <jstarret@carbon.cudenver.edu>

6/14/2001 7:58:04 AM

Brian M wrote:

> WITHALLDUERESPECT, Margo,
>
> You just don't get it. There are only 4 or 5 people on the planet who
> are qualified to even begin thinking about microtonality. And sorry
> to say, but I'm the only one of those who's on this list. So, 'chile,
> don't worry your pretty little head, just get to work and compose,
> Compose, COMPOSE, C O M P O S E! mcl.

The compose advice is good, but the rest is nonsense. Qualified to
think? The only way to learn to do something is to do it, and that
includes composing *and* thinking. So think, THINK, T H I N K!

--
John Starrett
"We have nothing to fear but the scary stuff."
http:\www-math.cudenver.edu/~jstarret/microtone.html

🔗shreeswifty <ppagano@bellsouth.net>

6/14/2001 8:19:09 AM

What college do you teach at Brian?
hahahahahahahahahaha
You have the mindset of a TA or better yet
someone who works at a record store
hahahahaha
suck it.
NOT putting up with your pompous shit ever.
QUIT composing YOUR music
drops in the ART LAKE I'm Afraid

> > to say, but I'm the only one of those who's on this list. So, 'chile,
> > don't worry your pretty little head, just get to work and compose,
> > Compose, COMPOSE, C O M P O S E! mcl.
>

🔗peterimig@syrinx.de

6/15/2001 8:48:14 AM

There are only 4 or 5 people on the planet who
> are qualified to even begin thinking about microtonality. And sorry
> to say, but I'm the only one of those who's on this list.

-> This sounds funny, do You ever read books or magazines about contempoary
or noeuropean music?

Peter Imig