tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post6316911879854239951..comments2024-03-10T23:01:51.493-05:00Comments on Stupid Motivational Tricks / Bemsha Swing: Discussion Questions (1st day of theory course)Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-35456663456417066342013-01-13T14:15:26.042-06:002013-01-13T14:15:26.042-06:00Yes, i agree.. bt smthng abstract like music depen...Yes, i agree.. bt smthng abstract like music depends upon an individual more dn smthng like say a text...vich guides d direction of r feelings bt music (like i feel) is more guided by emotions u feel at d time u hear.<br />crazylitgalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06586453927976792263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-22579794485304323262013-01-11T07:39:18.528-06:002013-01-11T07:39:18.528-06:00That's one approach. I would say, though, that...That's one approach. I would say, though, that if one phrase answers another in a fairly conventional way, that understanding this is something shared and not unique to an individual subjectivity. In other words, composers write music that is intelligible for listeners. <br /><br />Your comment suggests, though, that the question is not that simple. After all, the question itself can be Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-33796196204847593142013-01-11T04:21:18.503-06:002013-01-11T04:21:18.503-06:00How does 1 "understand" music? My unders...How does 1 "understand" music? My understanding of it may/may nt appeAl 2 u... or u may hv a different "understanding" of d same piece.<br />I think r undrstandings r as unique as r individuality.crazylitgalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06586453927976792263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-21949502781077299492013-01-10T13:23:48.726-06:002013-01-10T13:23:48.726-06:00Is identity a thing, or one thing, and if so is it...Is identity a thing, or one thing, and if so is it actually the core of the self? If not, why is it considered valuable?Leslie B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10020364290777579994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-60744526490581029482013-01-10T11:59:01.936-06:002013-01-10T11:59:01.936-06:00You would do have done well in my theory course. ...You would do have done well in my theory course. Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-55733164140238051592013-01-10T11:56:55.190-06:002013-01-10T11:56:55.190-06:00"To search for one's identity implies tha..."To search for one's identity implies that identity lies outside the self. How could this be if identity is conceived of as the core of the self?"<br /><br />- It is precisely for expressing this very idea that my thesis adviser trashed my first doctoral dissertation on identity. :-) :-)Clarissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11027134365260069910noreply@blogger.com