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UT...That's a good point. In my case, I was a visual artist first, and I try to introduce them to the concepts of both disciplines. As well as the craft of using words, and just plain exercising your imagination--thinking and relating to the world in novel ways. These are all just parts of "being a person" to me. We try to expose them to everything so they have options as to what direction they will go...which is ultimately going to be based on their own inner guidance.
Bruce, as I think about it, my statement is confusing in the context of this thread. What I meant was: being aware that Steve Smith studied Tony Williams who studied Philly Jo Jones is how you become aware of your place in musical history and where we are today and how we got here.
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There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there
it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your
expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever
gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track.
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