Robert Bluman wrote:In these types of settings Dave's strength's are not as visible. These types of things are designed for non-musician fans. By non-musician I mean weekend warriors, amateur players, and dabblers. There's nothing deep about blistering 16th and 32nd notes, also in triplet form, grouped every way possible for the purpose of showing off. Chris knows this, Dave knows this. We musicians know this. Battling back and forth, playing different versions of the same rhythms over and over for the purpose of applause. It has no musical point.
They are being paid a fine fee, so they put on a little show for these people.
it must be awesome to be able to speak for the real musicians of the world. Thank god you're out there doing it. And it's so generous of you people to put on little shows and give those weekend warriors a chance to dream. Sigh, if only they knew. I don't pity them though, do you? It wouldn't be nice. No, no, I figure the least we can do is put on these types of events and then pat them on the head as they leave. "Go practice those diddles now!", is what I'd yell out as I wave goodbye from my limo. And its a real limo, not one of those cars that they turn into a limo. Those are so shallow and meaningless. I guess mechanics so 'slummin sometimes too.
the level of condescension of your post is awe-inspiring. it's really something. I'm serious. The sarcasm above is a tribute.
"Musical Value" or "musical points" are subjective. At the end of the day, the camps give kids a chance to really see world class performers up close. Some kids will never see things like this, or if they do, it's rare and not common in their area. And I'm sure the blistering stuff is just those guys having fun. Part of the journey of being a musician involves pushing yourself to be able to do blistering things. Once you reach that level, it's fun to do. Think of it as a musical George Carlin bit. Being a musician doesn't mean you have to be serious and introspective all the time. And there are things to learn from that, as well as things to learn from playing a steamy quarter note at 60bpm. There are all kinds of musicians in this world, and some like to have fun all the time, while others are super serious. But there's nothing wrong with having fun once in a while. I'm sure you know that, I'm just saying.
What really concerns me about your post is that you seemed to indicate that weekend warriors, amatuers or dabblers are not musicians. do you mean to say they aren't Pros? Isn't that sort of the point of the camp? To teach the non-professionals? I guess I'm not sure at what point you get a license to say who's a 'real' musician and who's not. But creating some sort of class system for musicians is not what its about.
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