tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10680113.post1818625704123436282..comments2024-03-02T14:20:44.675-06:00Comments on Musical Assumptions: Lemons for SaleElaine Finehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14248422399226824168noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10680113.post-48968075326788701572012-08-14T21:08:43.367-05:002012-08-14T21:08:43.367-05:00Thanks for trying, Carl. Perhaps our way of life,...Thanks for trying, Carl. Perhaps our way of life, which has been hurt by the very technology that also helps make it possible for us to grow, improve, and communicate, is simply coming to an end. <br /><br />Elaine Finehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14248422399226824168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10680113.post-72745035111678935632012-08-14T16:43:12.571-05:002012-08-14T16:43:12.571-05:00I wish I had something encouraging to say.I wish I had something encouraging to say.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10514831718968608817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10680113.post-41650358233311687732012-08-14T10:12:20.775-05:002012-08-14T10:12:20.775-05:00Because I believe writing music is primarily a con...Because I believe writing music is primarily a conversation with the living. In the case of Perlman, who is still alive, the chances that he would play something I wrote (even if he did know me) are extremely slim. Imagine cooking a meal for a hypothetical dinner guest. Now imaging serving it.Elaine Finehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14248422399226824168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10680113.post-31307198469302083722012-08-14T08:36:35.615-05:002012-08-14T08:36:35.615-05:00One reads: "Still, when someone asks for some...One reads: "Still, when someone asks for something, what comes out is generally of higher quality than what comes out when I write for a hypothetical person." Might I ask why? Why not imagine writing for Perlman or Heifetz or Bernstein?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10680113.post-22342581254487048922012-08-13T21:01:09.184-05:002012-08-13T21:01:09.184-05:00Thank you, Jude. I fear that I am at a very diffe...Thank you, Jude. I fear that I am at a very different place in my life from Chris Guillebeu, but I will give his website (which I just glanced at and was rather intimidated by) a serious read.<br /><br />It would be interesting to think about doing an independent internet course, if I had the business skills to do so, but I fear that my repeat readership has never even made it to 20!<br /><br />Perhaps there are just not that many people interested in what I have to say, but I'm very glad that you are. Elaine Finehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14248422399226824168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10680113.post-65144367367003645382012-08-13T20:15:24.117-05:002012-08-13T20:15:24.117-05:00Okay, since we're all friends here (albeit ano...Okay, since we're all friends here (albeit anonymous friends), I'm going to recommend that you read Chris Guillebeau's blog. He set a goal of traveling to every country in the world, and figured out a way to make a living from it. In many ways, his point that we are no longer limited by living in a particular place is a valid one. For example, I've grown quite fond of you and your blog and I enjoyed your posts about the music you were discussing in your class. What if there are 10,000 more just like me out here in the Internet-i-verse who'd be happy to pay to take your course? Anything you charged would go directly into your pocket. I see this as a perfectly viable business idea (one of many you could come up with if you brainstorm a little). So there's your lemonade. Judenoreply@blogger.com