tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3918514418757933899.post2731196233564827547..comments2023-08-28T10:53:49.807-05:00Comments on The Classical Angler: Grounding and progressionErik Helmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00727530868264488710noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3918514418757933899.post-82903072495829791092009-12-29T13:33:13.116-06:002009-12-29T13:33:13.116-06:00Anon,
Yes you raise a very good point. Yound David...Anon,<br />Yes you raise a very good point. Yound David was already an accomplished pianist, but he did begin with scales, etudes, fingering, etc. I just wanted to keep it simple as most people outside the musical world don't know the terminology.<br /><br />It is a funny thing about Mozart...<br />Many musicians and lovers of classical music begin really loving the grand and overly romantic music, but then in their old age, often return once again to Mozart. There is an essence there, a complex simplicity if you will, that seems difficult to fully appreciate without maturity. That is rather funny itself, since Mozart died so young and throughout his life remained a child. Perhaps he is the inner child in all of us?Erik Helmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00727530868264488710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3918514418757933899.post-69433914623790667472009-12-29T13:17:19.162-06:002009-12-29T13:17:19.162-06:00"The teacher instead grounds the pupil in Moz..."The teacher instead grounds the pupil in Mozart."<br /><br />Let me suggest that the teacher will first have the student play scales, arpeggios, and etudes for years, perhaps decades, before tackling Mozart, a composer requiring more artistry and finesse than ever needed for that syrupy slavic slobberer, Rachmaninov.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3918514418757933899.post-90029027113853639332009-12-29T12:24:44.586-06:002009-12-29T12:24:44.586-06:00well I guess you could say we are whelding a sort ...well I guess you could say we are whelding a sort of sword !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3918514418757933899.post-15294819811388061642009-12-28T13:02:33.106-06:002009-12-28T13:02:33.106-06:00Thanks NM.
Your point about the cast beginning in...Thanks NM.<br /><br />Your point about the cast beginning in the legs is spot-on. I am lucky to have practiced some rather advanced study of the european medieval sword. Lots of crossover between the two.Erik Helmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00727530868264488710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3918514418757933899.post-86605819555404280662009-12-28T12:47:24.613-06:002009-12-28T12:47:24.613-06:00It is this kind of thinking that makes me want to ...It is this kind of thinking that makes me want to learn .Great post Erik !It is good to be reminded to go back to the basics ,Mike Kinney preaches this in his casting instruction ,all the way back to your stance !We have to look beyound even the cst at times to figure out where we are making mistakes to begin with .where does the power begin it is in the legs ,then the body then the rod !<br /> i have the same problem with classic altantic salmon flys ,dont feel bad they are very difficult and I think it is time to go back to mozart !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3918514418757933899.post-87720320032172288762009-12-27T19:13:21.044-06:002009-12-27T19:13:21.044-06:00AJ,
Your perseverance at reading this convoluted p...AJ,<br />Your perseverance at reading this convoluted post should be congratulated.<br /><br />Your point on the new rod is spot on. I see the same thing at classes I teach. Some guy will have a cheap SA or Cortland rod and reel kit, and will tell me that they are going to buy a better rod soon, as this one kind of blows.<br />I then take the rod and cast the whole line. It's not the rod.... it is the caster. Back to basics.<br /><br />The guitar analogy is perfect. "I don't want to put in the work in order to ground myself in the necessary fundimentals, I just want to play!" Gee.. how come I sound like a rusty concertina?<br />ErikErik Helmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00727530868264488710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3918514418757933899.post-39261252594018485092009-12-27T17:34:16.809-06:002009-12-27T17:34:16.809-06:00Cool post Erik! In all things in life we must walk...Cool post Erik! In all things in life we must walk before we run. This ties in to your thoughts on "buying a skill advantage." In giving lessons to intermediate casters, almost invariably people want "more distance." And almost invariably I'm forced to go back to basics. For whatever reason, lots of people simply don't have, or won't make, the time to actually learn. Many, many show up again with a new rod touted to be the latest cannon. Much wailing and gnashing of teeth follows when they discover that "it" can't cast any further than than the old one. Nor will it magically roll cast on it's own. Strange... <br />I once overheard a young guitar student exclaim in exasperation "I don't wanna learn all that chord theory, I just wanna learn to play the song!" His instructor calmly replied "I can do that, but you'll never learn to play guitar."trout chasernoreply@blogger.com