Re: Yes! Judaism: A HEADNOTE

[I. Oppenheim <i.oppenheim...>]

On Wed, 12 Mar 2003, BlackMonk wrote:

> > The holy Baal Shem Tov took the "text" of Judaism
> > and developed it, improvised, expanded,
> > embellished, polished it, while staying true to the
> > text. Not everyone is an artist, of course.
> > However, we can only rise above the material by
> > mastering it first. Artistry is earned, not
> > claimed.
>
> I suspect most musicians on the list'll disagree. Is
> there anyone who CAN'T think of at least one artist
> who only knew a few chords and wasn't too versatile,
> but managed to do something brilliant nevertheless?

With what do you not agree? That you first have to
master the material before you can rise above it? Or
that artistry is earned, not claimed?

I think both these statements are very true, whether or
not one can read a single note of music.


 Groeten,
 Irwin Oppenheim
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