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I removed the offensive Ave Maria piece from my website. To be honest, 
it was pretty bad and I shouldn't have posted it anyway.....

I've put something else up that is less offensive, I hope.

Philip

Whoa Philip!!...

I found nothing offensive about your "Ave Maria".  In fact, it shows  
much progress that you have made over the last year.

I wrote you privately with constructive criticism as you requested  
and, for the record, it was sincere and I hope offered encouragement.   
Additionally, since you posted the track, I have not read in public or  
private any harsh words about your "Ave Maria".  I found much that was  
good about your effort.

Had you presented your track as a "definitive arrangement of the 'Ave  
Maria'" then you might have been subject to some disagreement.   
However, you presented it (at least I took it to be) a work in  
progress -- not meant to "wow" anyone but intended for people to hear  
your progress to date and to offer constructive feedback.  Nothing  
offensive about that!

To my way of thinking, if one auditions for something (say a club gig,  
American Idol, a music festival) or one posts something in a PUBLIC  
(i.e. YouTube) forum then one is subject to comments from the general  
public that may or may not be constructive.  However, I would like to  
think that the purpose of an online Theremin community is to promote  
and nurture music-making and the Theremin.  An email list, such as  
Spellbound-L, is a great place to share intelligent commentary.

To remove your track from cyberspace is up to you, of course.   
However, I appreciate you sharing it and I am glad that I took the  
time to listen and reply to you.

Sincerely,

Kevin

Quoting kmg5443 <kmg5443@...>:

> I removed the offensive Ave Maria piece from my website. To be honest,
> it was pretty bad and I shouldn't have posted it anyway.....
>
> I've put something else up that is less offensive, I hope.
>
> Philip

Kevin

For some reason I never received your email? 

Thanks for writing! I do tend to be very hard on myself.

PHILIP

Actually, I never heard from anyone on this list at all, Kevin. My 
email account was having problems that weekend so maybe they got lost 
in cyberspace. I had no internet from Comcast for most of that weekend.

I did post "Amazing Grace" in Ave Maria's place. It most shows I 
believe, where I am at skill-wise. I gravitate to it when I warm up, so 
one might say I'm kinda familiar with the tune.

I love Ave Maria. I play better when I'm not trying to record. 
Performance anxiety, I suppose. If I can get timing down pat, it will 
be much better. Our Uncle said I had pitched it way too low, and I 
tended to agree. Actually, the lower registers seem to be easier to 
master when hitting pitch. I just started playing it, however, I am 
having difficulty finding a suitable accompaniment piece. The track you 
heard was a midi I found somewhere on the internet.

Kevin, I have read and really enjoyed hearing about your professional 
playing efforts. I particularly like the costume where your vest looks 
like an EPRO Moog. That is cool in the extreme.

PHILIP

Quoting kmg5443 <kmg5443@...>:

> Kevin, I have read and really enjoyed hearing about your professional
> playing efforts. I particularly like the costume where your vest looks
> like an EPRO Moog. That is cool in the extreme.

Thanks for the compliment, Philip.  However, the cool Epro vest  
(actually a photoshop pic) is the work of Kip Rosser.  :)

I just re-sent the email I sent you and included the list.

I'll listen to your "Amazing Grace" later... I have to run now.

--  Kevin

Oops! A fatal faux pax on my part!!!

Sorry 'bout that. I have a video on Veoh from about a year ago. I may 
try to record something. I'll have to take a bath and dress 
appropriately. For some reason, I feel if I ever reach the point I can 
play in public, a black tuxedo and bow tie seem appropriate.

PHILIP