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Originally Posted by trpt2345  Just be careful talking about technique without "musicality" or soul. Often when you say someone has a lot of technique but lacks musicality what you're really saying is that they have more technique than you do.
Michael McLaughlin
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Sorry, Michael, but that's fairly cynical.
Mendez had no soul? Dokshidzer had no soul? Nakariakov has no soul? André has no soul? Doc Severinsen has no soul?
All those men will lose more technique than I'll ever have and are first class musicians in their idioms. And all, save Nakariakov, made their fame during a time of less than perfect recording techniques.
The more people you have exposed to playing instruments (a good thing!) the more watering down you're going to have. The plus side is a populace that appreciates what it takes to make an instrument sound well. But how many of those appreciative people will have the inherent talent, let alone discipline, to make beautiful music?
ML