On 6/1/2017 12:44 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2017-06-01 10:20 AM, Nancy Young wrote:
>> On 5/31/2017 8:43 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>> On 5/31/2017 5:59 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>
>>>> Well, opinions are like assholes. Everyone has one. However, there
>>>> are people who are qualified to have one. People who cannot sing, or
>>>> cannot play an instrument, cannot read music and cannot identify the
>>>> instruments being played cannot make a credible judgement about the
>>>> relative merits of a piece of music. That would be like someone who
>>>> cannot identify the sweet, sour, salty and bitter, or distinguish
>>>> between the flesh of a mammal or the flesh of a fish judging a meal.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> I match the first three of your criteria. The fact that I cannot
>>> sing has little to do with my ability to like or dislike certain
>>> music. I do know where middle c is on a piano but I cannot tell the
>>> difference listening if is played on a Steinway or Fazioli. But I do
>>> know I like Edvard Greig's piano concerto.
>>
>> I can't carve marble but I appreciate David. Can't play an instrument
>> so I don't know good music? That doesn't make sense.
>>
>
>
> Does it make more sense if you deal with it the way I wrote it.... being
> able to make a credible judgement about the relative merits.

Because it sounds like a bunch of hooey meant to make some people
feel superior.

I can tell an acoustic guitar if it helps.

nancy