Wednesday, November 26, 2003
Welcome to Seattleguitarman's blog. I'm a blog newbie so forgive my blog blunders.
I've been passionate about music for decades. Much of my early musical influences were shaped by commercial radio, filtering what I heard and didn't hear.
Over the years I've wondered what it is that music is "for" in our lives, beyond what is sold to us via mainstream media. Why do all cultures have music? Why do some have passive recipients of music while in other cultures, everybody takes part?
I'll also expand upon my experiences of 30 years of playing guitar, mostly of the self-taught realm. On that path, in short, it has been similar to what I imagine we do to learn our native language...hearing and mimicking what we think we hear, until our skill at listening and replicating sounds advances to a high level.
I've been passionate about music for decades. Much of my early musical influences were shaped by commercial radio, filtering what I heard and didn't hear.
Over the years I've wondered what it is that music is "for" in our lives, beyond what is sold to us via mainstream media. Why do all cultures have music? Why do some have passive recipients of music while in other cultures, everybody takes part?
I'll also expand upon my experiences of 30 years of playing guitar, mostly of the self-taught realm. On that path, in short, it has been similar to what I imagine we do to learn our native language...hearing and mimicking what we think we hear, until our skill at listening and replicating sounds advances to a high level.
