John L. wrote:
> I'm curious about just where this sort of verbalization comes from. > Do instrumentalists tend to speak this way? I don't think so. How is > it that singers come to talk about technique, which I understand as a > _way of doing something, as though it were a thing itself? Is it > because singers have no strings to change, no reeds to fuss with, no > valves to lubricate, no skins to adjust? Is it because singers, going > on stage with no external instrument, tend to feel vulnerable, and in > order to calm their anxiety pretend that they take with them > something solid (their technique!) to protect themselves against the > risk of appearing foolish? > +++
I think instrumentalists talk this way just as much as singers. You need a solid technique to play any instrument. I don''t think singers use the word technique to avoid appearing foolish. I think it's just a way of talking about getting around the instrument. And then ya gotta be a linguist and an actor, too!
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