tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430859.post114005697826564995..comments2007-08-02T23:40:48.180-05:00Comments on Philo-buster: WHAT HAPPENED INSIDE MY LIFEUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430859.post-1141990472960088222006-03-10T05:34:00.000-06:002006-03-10T05:34:00.000-06:00Hey Kevin Stoots! It's 5:24am and I've been up fo...Hey Kevin Stoots! It's 5:24am and I've been up for three hours studying Music History, decided to take a break, and see what's happening in your life. I say kudos to you for switching to music ed. Composition and Performance degrees, I believe, are for the purists: for composition, the 20th Century music, and performance for the person that does not see him/herself doing anything but classical style music. With a music ed degree, you'll be able to learn instruments, theories, etc. that will make you more marketable. AND you can always still compose and perform, which will make you an even more well-rounded musician than you already are. I would like to add that I used to dislike 20th Century and contemporary compositions. Now, I enjoy engaging myself into concerts that include "Modern Compositions" (which is about every one I go to). Anyway, I'm glad that you're a music major. You made me sad when you told me your senior year you were going to go into English/Journalism. Yay for Kevin Stoots!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430859.post-1140568399784553712006-02-21T18:33:00.000-06:002006-02-21T18:33:00.000-06:00Too-Shay. I should just qualify though, that I'm y...Too-Shay. I should just qualify though, that I'm yet to hear one that I liked. I admit to not making a strong effort to seek out and undertand modern compositions, but I certainly came across them enough at the U of I school of music, and during Hikes Skool. I feel it's a lot like questionable sculpture or painting, where the artist has made "their statement," but it looks like their statement is completely arbitrary and created sans a plan.Bishaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09983845801620780555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430859.post-1140557264613463642006-02-21T15:27:00.000-06:002006-02-21T15:27:00.000-06:00i never like to make universal statements... there...i never like to make universal statements... there is some new stuff out there that is really imaginative. All of it takes requires substantial stretching of our ears before we can even make value judgments about it. I think the public is underexposed to non-tonal music, but I think university academia doesn't really care about an average person's reaction to their music. Both need to change.Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02277354078253141622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430859.post-1140452888861971352006-02-20T10:28:00.000-06:002006-02-20T10:28:00.000-06:00oh man, I totally agree. I think it was during the...oh man, I totally agree. I think it was during the summer music program at Northwestern, when one of their staff had his piece performed, which included all the kids playing their schools' fight songs at the same time. Modern compositions universally suck.Bishaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09983845801620780555noreply@blogger.com