Category Archives: Music

Relativism Unrestrained!

Posted on March 25, 2012 by fluter1

When I was a child I was told that it was easy to judge music. “Great music” was written by “great composers” who were all male, German and dead! Great composers wrote symphonies, lesser ones didn’t, so while Beethoven was … Continue reading →

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My flute has reeds too!

Posted on March 15, 2012 by fluter1

Flute Reeds!  Has anyone had the irritating experience of sitting next to an oboist suffering from an attack of “reed fidgets”?   He removes his reed from the instrument at even the briefest opportunity, prods it, squeezes it, attacks it … Continue reading →

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