[Dixielandjazz] Re: Wonder what is wrong with music in schools today?

[Larry Walton Entertainment]

Tom - that's the best explanation that I've ever heard.  Now I too can 
tell the difference.
Larry

tcashwigg at aol.com wrote:
> Hi Lily:
>
> He was being cautious and kind to you since he knew you knew something 
> about music, and more than he for certain.
>
> Those kind of teachers would explain it this way Blues and Jazz is 
> really the same and sound so much alike, the only differences that 
> Jazz is a Blues song which has a lot more notes, played a lot faster, 
> and distorts the melody and is usually out of key because the jazz 
> musicians never tune their instruments  they call that 
> improvisation.   A really good Jazz musician can play every note 
> different every time to Jazz it up and confuse the Blues listeners who 
> listen much more slowly.   Some of the Blues listeners even try to 
> dance to Jazz which is not a nice thing to do to a Jazz musician who 
> only wants you to listen to their very fast notes and worship them for 
> allowing you to hear them.  :))
>
> I gotta go practice my speed now so I can become a Jazz musician, :))
>
> Cheers, and have a great jazzin' or bluesin'  weekend  or even a 
> ragtime one, I'm takin' my boys out to play a heavy metal concert and 
> convert them to OKOM.  :))
>
> You see if you play Blues instead of Jazz you only have to hit two out 
> of the four beats, and if your playing two beat blues one is usually 
> enough, so long as it is the  correct ONE.   Hard to tell sometimes. :))
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tom "Backbeat" Wiggins  who at this advanced age plays only half 
> fast.  :))
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lily Korte <tramette89 at sbcglobal.net>
> To: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
> Sent: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 14:03:28 -0700 (PDT)
> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Re: Wonder what is wrong with music in 
> schools today?
>
>    Actually, during my freshman year of high school, when we were 
> studying the
> 1920s, I had a Social Studies teacher ask me that same thing.
>
> "You know stuff about music, go up and, in about a minute, explain to 
> the class
> what the difference between jazz and blues is."
>
> Needless to say, I was pretty dumbstruck. (Needless to say, that man 
> was also
> one of the worst teachers I've ever had.
>
> Lily Korte
>
>
>
> Message: 13
> Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 00:30:51 -0400
> From: tcashwigg at aol.com
> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Wonder what is wrong with music in Schools to
>    day ?
> To: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
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> I just lifted this post off another list for musicians:
>
> I spared you guys my reply :))
>
> Some of you that are retired need to give it up and go back and teach
> them that is teaching your grandkids.
>
> Sadly
>
> Tom I Dunno Squat cause I'm a drummer and not a real musician,
>
> Thank Goodness  I could have turned out to be a music teacher like this
> one :))   And to think they give these folks Degrees and credentials to
> teach others.
>
>
> The Post I swear:
>
>
> What's The Difference between Blues and Jazz?
>
>
> I'm a teacher who is going through a chapter on music. We're moving
> into music styles, like jazz and blues. what's the difference between
> these 2 genres? They sound so similar to me. I would appreciate any
> responses asap. Thanks.
>
>
>
>
>
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