Re: Sometimes they just don't get it
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 2:58 pm
When I started fiddling with a Clarke Original about two months ago I definitely was against the idea of an all plastic whistle. I thought for sure it would sound ridiculous. I even was put off by the plastic fipple, like Katharine.
Now that I've heard it played by more than just a professional musician I know that is not the case and my Susato Kildare should be hear today or tomorrow so I can see for myself!
Anyways, I guess I tend to get sucked into the "this is how they used to do it and this is how it should always be done because it's traditional!" kind of thinking. I like to tell myself I don't but there's always that thought.
But then I remember how awesome the electric guitar is and I shut that thought up.
Anyways, my point is that we're humans and we're always moving forward. Sometimes, yes, the traditional way is just as good or even better. Like homemade soup instead of canned soup, or riding your bike down to the park instead of driving. However, some things just aren't that way.
I am only twenty years old though so someday when whistles are made of moon matter and have gadgets in them I might have a different stance.
Now that I've heard it played by more than just a professional musician I know that is not the case and my Susato Kildare should be hear today or tomorrow so I can see for myself!
Anyways, I guess I tend to get sucked into the "this is how they used to do it and this is how it should always be done because it's traditional!" kind of thinking. I like to tell myself I don't but there's always that thought.
But then I remember how awesome the electric guitar is and I shut that thought up.
Anyways, my point is that we're humans and we're always moving forward. Sometimes, yes, the traditional way is just as good or even better. Like homemade soup instead of canned soup, or riding your bike down to the park instead of driving. However, some things just aren't that way.
I am only twenty years old though so someday when whistles are made of moon matter and have gadgets in them I might have a different stance.