Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Paganini Caprice #24; Chinese girls playing guitar

[Nathan Odle <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Mike Miller wrote:
> It looks like some Chinese girls are learning to play rock guitar:
>
> http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3671728188155490115&q=guitar
>
> For some reason, American girls aren't learning to do that, at least 
> not that well.  Why not?

I don't know about the others who might have watched this, but color me 
unimpressed.  Why?  Because that is the most soulless exhibition of 
guitar playing, especially electric guitar, that I've ever seen.  I am 
hardly surprised though, considering the other children I've seen play 
instruments that were trained in Chinese music academies.  Something 
about the Chinese culture must breed musicians that exceed technically 
while missing out on a lot of what music is about.

Ironically, I saw more feeling in the classical guitar performance you 
linked.  Still no Segovia though.

-N


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