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B15M · 12-09-2006, 06:49 AM

When I first got back into playing I thought, If I had all these tools when I was in school I would be famous now. Really the truth is that everybody has these tools and it is way harder.

I use recording all the time to check my playing for myself. I don't think I will ever resort to that thing that clips on the bell so you can see if your in tune as you play.

Lets look at the other side of things:
If I play the piano or vibes, am I any less of a musician?
There is a lot that is done for you.
What do you have to worry about? hitting a wrong note or attack and decay?
Still I think they are musicians so if we can make our job easier with a tuner or metronome, isn't that just tools to make us more free to make music?

12-09-2006, 06:49 AM	#8 (permalink)
B15M Forte User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Monroe Ct. Posts: 1,282	Re: What have we wrought? When I first got back into playing I thought, If I had all these tools when I was in school I would be famous now. Really the truth is that everybody has these tools and it is way harder. I use recording all the time to check my playing for myself. I don't think I will ever resort to that thing that clips on the bell so you can see if your in tune as you play. Lets look at the other side of things: If I play the piano or vibes, am I any less of a musician? There is a lot that is done for you. What do you have to worry about? hitting a wrong note or attack and decay? Still I think they are musicians so if we can make our job easier with a tuner or metronome, isn't that just tools to make us more free to make music?