[Dixielandjazz] Re: Elevator music - Jazz?

[Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis]

Wait a minute I'm the older generation.  I think that the "older generation" 
has found enjoyment in certain things such as Mozart or art or almost 
anything.  They think that this pastime or skill was fun, valuable or 
interesting to them and they want to pass it on to the younger generation. 
This is the job of parents and us old guys.  Not only is it our obligation 
but we want to do it.  For example I still teach at a high school several 
hours a week as an assistant Band Director.  It's my 45th year teaching 
kids.  I still do it because I want to pass on what I have and has nothing 
to do with the money.  Unfortunately because we are "older" we aren't paid 
attention to as well as we would like and new things tend to be a challenge 
to us.  This leads to a lot of frustration and discouragement on older 
persons, and I might include parents in this, part.

I think we want to pass on what we value and a lot of times its pearls 
before swine.
Larry
St. Louis
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "mmckay" <macjazz at se.rr.com>
To: "'Bob Loomis'" <miltloomis at yahoo.com>
Cc: <Dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2006 10:23 AM
Subject: RE: [Dixielandjazz] Re: Elevator music - Jazz?


> Interesting and accurate observation.  The real question is, is this bad 
> or
> is it just not what the older generation expects.  I'm sure for instance,
> that they made the same complaint when radio et.al. replaced sheet music 
> and
> the parlor piano.
>
> I agree that not all progress is "progress," but it still advances just 
> the
> same.
>
> Mart
>
> Martin D. McKay, Designated listener
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com
> [mailto:dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com] On Behalf Of Bob Loomis
> Sent: Friday, August 11, 2006 9:43 AM
> To: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Re: Elevator music - Jazz?
>
> Japanese essayist wrote:
>
>   "On the other hand, especially with the advent of music videos, the
> American ears are getting lazier and lazier. Not so long ago in Western
> history, most people knew how to play a musical instrument or two. Now the
> vast majority couldn't tell the difference between a saxophone and a
> trumpet. The American culture is so visually dominant that given a piece 
> of
> music without anything visual associated with it, most people's eyes 
> wander
> around nervously, just like the way a nervous speaker doesn't know what to
> do with his hands."
>
>   IMHO this is true in areas other than jazz. I had a friend over recently
> and explained that we would be listening to an installment of Prairie Home
> Companion, one I really wanted to listen to.
> He just couldn't keep still, kept talking through everything and I finally
> gave up and listened to the rebroadcast the next morning.
>   I've also noticed that younger folks have no concept of just listening 
> to
> the radio, they have to have something more going on and they do not 
> listen
> closely. I suspect this and the fact that very few people (as a percentage
> of population) carefully read newspapers anymore account partially for the
> current political trend in our nation. If anyone were listening closely 
> and
> comparing what's said with what's reality, all the rascals would have been
> thrown out long ago ... then again, maybe not ...
>
> Bob Loomis
> Concord CA
>
>
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