[TPIN] then vs now

[Travis Wilson]

Richard

I enjoyed your post, and yes, I remember the Whipped Cream cover. But it 
sure brought to mind the idea of learning to play "now" vs learning to 
play "then", and maybe its just me but I would sure take "now"

Since starting back up I have found such a wonderful selection of ways 
to learn. One can approach learning with a lot more tools then we  used 
to have.
 From the wonderful play along aebersold type books, to the recording 
that one can do on the computer, with the ability to so easily slow 
things down or speed them up.

an arugument can be made I think that when things are harder to learn, 
maybe those that put in the effort learn more. But there is also an 
argument that when there are more ways to learn, more people can learn.

I subscribe to SmartMusic. I don't use it every day, but I think that if 
I was a jr. high or high school kid, I would sure use it a lot.
I play along with play along cd's or with rhapsody every day.
I now record myself playing with these things, and have a much better 
idea  of how rotten I sound.

and trust me there are lots of ways to get that other stuff that we used 
to get from album covers.
I have just spent the last two hours reading Jazz Improv interviews and 
articles, and got a lot out of those that was more in depth  then i used 
to get.

long post to get to a question. To those of you who teach, and have been 
professionals. Is it a better learning environment now with all our 
school and computer programs and learning CD's, or was it a better 
learning environment "back in the day"

Travis

RRW1951 at aol.com wrote:
> That's excellent.  Thank you for the
> much needed laugh.
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> It is important to realize that young players who do NOT
> experience the same "total picture" that coma with LP's
> (all their artwork and liner notes) will not know that
> added pleasure, and will NOT know that something more
> could accompany their listening and learning enjoyment.
> Whipped Cream and Other Delights - need I say more?
>
> Richard Waddell
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