In article <slrnd96moj.8dt.slvrmn@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
Albert Silverman <slvrmn@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>On 2005-05-23, Eric Fretheim <fretheimnichtspam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> This is the $.02 of a amatuer wannabe, not a working composer,
>> but I would think that becoming proficient on the keyboard is
>> eminently better,
>
>There is general agreement on this. It is not even close!
>
> just because it acquaints you with a wider
>> range of musical elements. You have two clefs rather than one,
>> you have polyphony
>
>No, you don't have "polyphony." What you *do* have is the ability to play
>several tones at once. The word "polyphony" refers to
>independently-phrased, simultaneously sounded melodies.
Al. I'll remind you again. The word "polyphony" has several meanings,
all derived from the Greek "Polyphonos", meaning "many voices".
It's worth your while to acquaint yourself with medieval polyphony.
>Albert Silverman
>(Al is in Wonderland!)
>where relevance is irrelevant
>
>, and you have a wider pitch range than most
>> wind instruments.
>> Additional advantages, if you pay attention to what you are
>> buying, are the ability to plug in to a music program for entry
>> or replay, and the ability to plug in headphones so you don't
>> annoy the significant other at 2 a.m.
>> --
>> Eric Fretheim
>>
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