On 6/1/2017 12:59 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
> 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

It is not that hard. I'm a classically trained musician so I know. I
played the triangle in the Kindergarten show we put on. Experience counts.