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Jack of all master of none? I once worried about that a lot. But now, I feel like every instrument we pursue, no matter how far we chose to take it, only contributes to mastery as a holistic musician. For me , it also contributes to my life-long pursuit of the "beginners mind." Granted, this might not be true were I not pretty darned disciplined about a few specific instruments. But, what ever the case, I'll take that awkward beginner's experience over a comfortable expert experience any day.. any stage... any studio. Bring it on. Please do put me on the spot with an instrument I cannot really... stretch what ever talent I might have to the very limit and break me over my own need to be the expert. Playing with Rick and Bill Walker in Worlds Collide was one of the longest and most fruitful beginners mind disciplines I have ever been exposed to. Thanks for that guys. You each continue to make a huge and positive difference in my music and my life! D On Apr 19, 2011, at 2:59 PM, Rainer Straschill wrote: > Dear Rick, > > as usual, there's a lot I have to say with regard to your statements, >but merely to add, not to contradict... >> Playing other instruments, especially ones with a radically different >approach, can really free one of the confines >> of thinking one way when playing, I believe. With a few years under >my belt since I started playing brass instruments > For me, this seems equally important when working as a composer. Back in >days of old, when I was well familiar with the piano and the trombone, >and had some basic understanding of woodwind and percussion instruments, >I could well write a part for a classical chamber ensemble - but doing >something for a rock band just didn't work. This changed after I got >myself a bass guitar and later a guitar, and even though I am far from >even basically mastering those instruments, I have gained an >understanding how these instruments work, which enables me to write for >them. >> When I hear a fantastic rendition of Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra, >I , of course, am really glad that the French Horn > Now this is going completely OT, but, for anyone among you who doesn't >know this piece - check it out! Bartok rules! > > ;) > > Rainer > > -- > http://moinlabs.de > Follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/moinlabs >