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I'd like to echo Dr. Akkoc's statements. In the past two years, I have
learned more about music theory in my spare time than I could have learned
full-time at any conservatory in the world (assuming they didn't have
access to the list :).

Along the way I have made countless errors of fact and demeanor. Of those
who have been there with me, I cannot say the same. Maybe I'm just dense,
but I have never encountered anything but the most cheerful input from the
regulars on this list. Contributions here are of the highest order. What
counts as turmoil here, recent and past, doesn't even register on machines
designed to measure turmoil on other lists.

Despite my gripes with an advertising-supported listserv, I think onelist
is a good place for us, at least for now. Reliability, low cost, and most
of all Visibility are good. If anything, the quality of the list has
improved since the move.

Negative input is often much easier than positive, and I don't think recent
talk of too much math is an exception. I would love to see more about
instrument design, playing techniques, and ear training tapes on this list.
But I don't see how forming a seperate list is going to create this content.

Further, I would like to encourage, with every ounce of my strength,
self-promotion on this list. We need an economy folks (never thought I'd
hear myself say that -- must be getting old)!!! The two-sentence post
Haverstick made for the release of Acoustic Stick was probably the most
educational post I've ever read on this list! Gary wants to make ear
training tapes? I'll buy them! (Thanks for those tapes, Gary, a little
fit and finish and you're ready for the ad in Keyboard, right next to David
L. Burge!)

Lastly, on the topic of the FAQ. This past November I made a detailed
outline of a good basic FAQ. My plan was to write it, post it, then
encourage spiffy articles from the rest of you. If I ever get out of the
50hr/wk job, I'll actually do it.

-C.