Larry Roll K3LT wrote:
In article , "Carl R. Stevenson"
writes:


Why should one be forced to learn to play the piano if what one REALLY
wants to do is to play one or more OTHER instruments?

Would there be ANY sense in a rule that said "You can't play any other
instrument, no matter how good you might be at it, unless you first
demonstrate
that you can play the piano proficiently." ???

I don't think so ...

Carl - wk3c


Carl:

*I* think so. When you learn the piano, you're dealing with chords virtualy
from the beginning. You learn more about key signatures, time signatures,
and the structure of harmony from learning the piano than you do with any
other instrument. Why do you think virtually all music is composed on
the piano (or modern electronic keyboards)?

Yaknow, Larry, I think maybe there is a new cause brewing here "No
Piano's International. We can get those stupid arbitrary requirements to
learn the piano abolished. 8^)

- Mike KB3EIA -