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Old 02-21-2012, 05:47 PM   #17 (permalink)
Rubato
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Originally Posted by RezZ View Post
Also you have to consider a big part of being a musician is live performances
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Originally Posted by rnrloser_IX View Post
I feel as though a musician should have the capacity to perform on the spot for a crowd and in a dynamic setting such as with a band or other musicians... in essence, to jam.
Ok what about Frederick Delius? Despite never playing an instrument in public and ending up blind and paralysed he still continued to compose music, at what point did he stop being a musician or would you even consider him one?
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