Swiss Matthias
Platinum Member
There's a lot of threads and posts out there on simple vs. complex, groove vs. technicality.
But really what is simple, and what is complex? Isn't it all subjective?
An intermediate beginner's hip, intricate groove is another drummer's easy warm-up.
Some people's mind-boggling rhythmic structures are other people's daily bread.
One listener's nice melody is another one's boring and predictable cliché.
One musician's well thought out and moving arrangement is another musician's mental overload.
Some people's favorite song is the same old routine of tones, chords and groove to others.
When my student yells "man that's too difficult" today, he will eat it for lunch a year from now.
I understand that some music is simple relative to other music, but that's about it, isn't it?
It's very relative and subjective. It's all in the eye of the beholder.
Disclaimer: I don't meant What is good. I'm not at all an advocate of the view that
there is no good or bad, just taste and art. And I hope there won't be any further discussion
on that!
But really what is simple, and what is complex? Isn't it all subjective?
An intermediate beginner's hip, intricate groove is another drummer's easy warm-up.
Some people's mind-boggling rhythmic structures are other people's daily bread.
One listener's nice melody is another one's boring and predictable cliché.
One musician's well thought out and moving arrangement is another musician's mental overload.
Some people's favorite song is the same old routine of tones, chords and groove to others.
When my student yells "man that's too difficult" today, he will eat it for lunch a year from now.
I understand that some music is simple relative to other music, but that's about it, isn't it?
It's very relative and subjective. It's all in the eye of the beholder.
Disclaimer: I don't meant What is good. I'm not at all an advocate of the view that
there is no good or bad, just taste and art. And I hope there won't be any further discussion
on that!