[TPIN] That 10,000 Clam Thing

[Daniel,John]

Wilmer,
It's one of those tpin threads that has run off in several 
directions at once.  I believe it started out with the 
notion of 10000 hours of practice are required to properly 
ascertain one's talent level.  Then someone mentioned as a 
jazzer you are going to have to get through a period of 
sounding really bad before you sound good, which according 
to legend even Charlie Parker went through.

But I agree with you, at a certain point you have to hear 
it and understand it before you can play it.
John






On Fri, 3 Oct 2008 15:39:24 -0400
  Wilmer Wise <wiseone2 at verizon.net> wrote:
> Most of the players of the Music I know are dedicated 
>musicians.
>  I am uncomfortable with this depiction of improvisation 
>as stringing  
> together clams. Diz, Bird, Pops, Duke and the community 
>of players I  listen to and respect  are masters of 
>spontaneous composition.
> This whole thread seems skewed.
> Wilmer
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