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Colin - I understand where you are coming from with this.

Let me tell you a little about myself...

I go to a school full of people that listen to rap, have no idea who Liszt was, or what the treble cleff is.

When there is a fight or something that I somehow get involved with (I have no idea how I get mixed up in that) , I never fight. I don't care if I got punched in the face, or something, I chose not to fight at all. There is enough violence in the world already.

I've been in a Starbucks twice. I've never ordered anything from there either. It seems like a giant waste of money to me, and I also refuse to drink anything with caffine (I believe it's bad for you.)

I also do not eat meat. I was made fun of alot for this. I consider myself pretty different from "mainstream" kids but it doesn't matter to me.

Here's an example. When I encouraged kids in my grade to recycle their bottles at lunch, people said "The environment is gay". Others threw the bottles in the trash on purpose. I walked away without saying a word.

Lately I've been reading alot of Plato. Read "The Allegory of the Cave" from his "Republic".

Although I consider myself different from the other people around me, I still accept them and they accept me. We're all different in some way or another.

"It is better to be hated for something you truely are, than to be liked for something you're not."

I'm not trying to preach to you. And yes, I have lots of studies to do also

Smile more,
Matt

REAPER:

Here's a video I did where I put the solfege assignment to music. It's on a "home organ" (hopefully bourgeois I know) but it worked and made the learning more fun. I am now a solfege junkie and have an A-plus average in the class.

USAPIANOTRUCKER PLAYS SOLFEGE ACCOMPANIMENT

Even has an "AMEN" at the end.

(The third song is registered in tribute to Enya. She ain't Chopin I know but I like her anyway.)

Life is what you make it. I choose to make it fun.

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Your reality is determined by your thoughts. Let go of your anger and critical judgments toward others and your perception of reality will improve, I promise.

I'm getting ready for your 'don't preach to me response', but encourage you to at least think about it (hey, what do you have to lose?)

I think you believe nobody cares about you. If that were true, you wouldn't have received a single response on this thread or all of these words of encouragement from members.

Live and let live.

Three things:

1. You're not better than any of the rest of us, so get off your high horse.

2. No one is making you attend your theory class, so if you hate it, the environment, the teacher, or the other students, don't go.

3. This is a horrible thread and I was planning on closing it, but I'm going to leave it open instead so people can troll you and your emo attitude.

Brendan - you are a true Mr. Utterson of pianoworld. That's a compliment.

Matt

I don't understand why you would post it if you dislike the idea of people responding it.

I think the main problem is that you think you are better than everyone else - I think if you're going to like classical music, it should be because you like the music and not because you want to think you are cultured and intelligent.

theory is different from enjoying music. It is more about breaking down the music you enjoy to understand what makes it so enjoyable in the first place.

And the reason you music teacher acts as if your just another student when you got up early to study a bach prelude and fugue. It's because your most likely not the first person he's known thats done that. He most likely went to Music school somewhere where he was surrounded by talented musicians, he's gotten used to it.

I go to a junior college and the music teacher we have, got his Master's degree in Music from Wake Forest University, and he also studied music in Vienna for a year, and went to the Cleveland conservatory of Music. And he's teaching at a junior college, so I think that says something there that a junior college doesn't mean that people are any less educated there

This snippet is QFE.

Clearly the drama llama is loose. :rolleyes:

Stop worrying about what you can't control (other people), and focus on what you can (yourself).

When you develop empathy and understanding for yourself you will eventually demonstrate empathy towards others.


Are you familiar with The Golden Rule?

You must live by it. It will set you free.

As Akira says - reality comes from within. Shame about the fruit and vegetables.

Matt - great with the Plato! Try and get Jowett's edition. What do you think of his ideas on music?

Yes, he who has the Gold thus maketh the rules?

Sorry.

Well, welcome to "reality", mate. If I had a pence for every relationship that went south- takes two to tango, you know- thus I always had a 50% guilty rating.

All by way of saying that I sent you a PM. Cheers, buddy. Hang in there!

I am of the same opinion.

Sorry, but I'm shutting the door on this one.