[Smt-talk] Smt-talk Digest, Vol 64, Issue 13

[Richard Cohn]

Prof. Jablonsky is painting with an uncomfortably broad brush here.  Some
of the best music theorists I know have guitar as a primary instrument, and
some of the most accomplished music theory teachers I've encountered teach
from the guitar (and fumble at the piano). I'm tempted to name names, but
don't want to exclude anyone who belongs on the list of
theorist/guitarists, and so I'll just leave this assertion unsupported.
Their colleagues, and especially their students, know who they are.

There is a way around it, and it's called human ingenuity.

--Rick Cohn

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> Date: Mon, 05 May 2014 18:47:59 -0400
> From: Stephen Jablonsky <jablonsky at optimum.net>
> To: Donna Doyle <donnadoyle at att.net>
> Cc: "<smt-talk at lists.societymusictheory.org>"
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> Subject: Re: [Smt-talk] Keyboards for theory classes?
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> Guitarists are just ahead of drummers in their inability to comfortably
> deal with the challenges of traditional music theory. There is no way
> around it?you have to have keyboard chops. I remember Dizzy telling Miles
> he would better understand harmony if he got some pianbo skills under his
> belt.
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> Dr. Stephen Jablonsky, Ph.D.
> Music Department Chair
> The City College of New York
> Shepard Hall Room 72
> New York NY 10031
> (212) 650-7663
> music at ccny.cuny.edu
>
> America's Greatest Chair
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