tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38363034.post7345367645626293771..comments2023-07-18T04:11:59.710-05:00Comments on Joy: those opinions about music...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38363034.post-25600916583200936282009-12-14T11:14:34.270-05:002009-12-14T11:14:34.270-05:00Way to go keeping the tempo up. Nothing kills a hy...Way to go keeping the tempo up. Nothing kills a hymn faster than playing it too slow (in my opinion).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38363034.post-4235157857823112652009-12-11T14:36:05.533-05:002009-12-11T14:36:05.533-05:00My response to him would not be postable on your b...My response to him would not be postable on your blog.<br /><br />I've run into people like that before. At a previous college, after my first time playing in chapel, an English prof came up to me and told me I was a "horrible organist" and doing everything wrong. And she should know because she once attended Paul Manz's church. That wasn't the first jerk I've dealt with and it hasn't been the last.Gavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10876735704508443889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38363034.post-70273757096879371132009-12-10T12:38:03.013-05:002009-12-10T12:38:03.013-05:00Way to stick to your guns and have all your bases ...Way to stick to your guns and have all your bases covered, Mara.<br /><br />Note to all opinionated non-church-musicians who may read this: formulate well your opinions and questions before you approach a music director or organist after Mass. Conscientious ones will be more than happy to engage you if you approach them the right way with the right attitude.<br /><br />If you don't and go in with guns blazing, don't be surprised if the opponent you will have just cultivated does one or more of the following: (1) goes on the defensive; (2) throws your perceived attitude back at you, perhaps tenfold; (3) summarily ignores you; or (4) bites your head off (church musicians have bad days too).Aristotle A. Esguerrahttp://www.cantemusdomino.net/noreply@blogger.com