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I translated Schenker's <i>Der freie Satz</i> in French in 1993. I
started teaching Schenkerian analysis on the basis of his and
other's graphs around 2000. I began introducing a few graphs of my
own in my teaching one or two years ago. I very much confirm the
"10,000-Hour Rule".<br>
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Nicolas Meeùs<br>
Université Paris-Sorbonne<br>
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Le 11/05/2012 20:33, David Carson Berry a écrit :
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On 5/11/12 1:19 PM, <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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<pre wrap="">I tell my students that studying Schenkerian Analysis is like studying a
musical instrument: You can't hope to be competent in it without many, many
hours [really: years] of instruction and study.
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In Malcolm Gladwell's book, <i>Outliers</i> (2008), he refers to
the "10,000-Hour Rule" (based on the work of K. Anders Ericsson),
which basically states that you need about 10,000 hours of
practice/experience to master a task and achieve success. To
recast the Rule in topical terms: if you're really into studying
Schenkerian theory and analysis, then at 20 hours per week it will
take you about ten years to "master" the topic. (And even more, if
you want to remove the quotation marks from "master"!)<br>
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When I first read Gladwell's book, this Rule reminded me of a
remark that I encountered once, which I believe was attributed to
the Princeton-based music theorist Godfrey Winham (1934-75). He
said that he wouldn't discuss a Schenkerian analysis with someone
if they hadn't produced at least 100 graphs of their own (or
whatever the actual number was). In other words, if someone didn't
have a great deal of experience (100 graphs -- 10,000 hours -- or
somewhere in between), he knew they would not be able to discuss
the matter with understanding and intelligence.<br>
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Or, as was remarked earlier:<br>
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On 5/11/12 1:19 PM, <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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<pre wrap="">Personally speaking, I would certainly not dare to criticize a methodology if I
had only a rudimentary understanding of its principles.
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--David<br>
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David Carson Berry<br>
Associate Professor of Music Theory<br>
University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music<br>
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