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I disagree, her playing ability did come from hard work and determination. When she first came to interlochen, she was last chair in band. Tom Riccobono watched her work hard, he told us all how intense her practice was. Humans are not made to play instruments, the body must be trained, there is no way around it. There is no such thing as talent, there is only hard work (doesn't always mean lots of time, just very efficent practice). What Caroll achieved is reachable, somebody else can do it. She worked very hard to get where she is, and it is ignorant to think otherwise. (sorry ken, I mean no offense) Saying she didn't have to work her ass off is like not giving her credit for what she has been doing for the last 8 years of her life.
Ken <knuxie35@...> wrote:
Well here goes......
In my very dim opinion, to say Carol's talent is purely based on hard
work and practice is like saying Superman got his strength from an
intense workout regimen. Hard work and practice only served to bolster
an already much advanced virtuoso tubist. Very few have that. It's a
rarity or anomaly. You can't seek to be like her, just enjoy hearing
her and be happy for Philly's discovery and addition.
Ken
--- In low_brass_coolertalk@yahoogroups.com, "Ken" <knuxie35@...>
wrote:
>
> A 20 year old tubist with 8 years on the instrument gets selected
for
> one of the premier orchestras in the world. What effect will this
have
> in the world of low brass? Does it give hope that anything is
possible
> or a delusion resulting in a flood of wide-eyed kids buying tubas
and
> dreaming of their shot? I'll get your opinions then I'll try to give
> mine.
>
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