Marcia Fulmer Can Eat My Rosin Dust!!!
Feb. 13th, 2005 10:07 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tabular_rasaI thought I had a good rant going; I bitched her out, etc, etc . . . but then my dad sat down and actually helped me write this thing (well, he just made cuts) and I've got a good thing going, I think.
You see, I followed the maxim "Kill your enemy with kindness." She can't bash this; there's no way. She's going to look like a real jerk.
I actually sent it in the to the People's Forum. Hold your breath, everyone . . .
Italics represents the cuts that I so reluctantly made . . . they were good burns, too! Yet I have to take the high road . . . and I'll be in Scotland before ye . . .
Symphony Deserves Thanks, Not Criticism
In regards to the comments put forth by Ms. Fulmer’s “squishy” review of the Family Fun II concert given by the Elkhart Symphony: I am a member of the Elkhart Youth Honors Orchestra and participated in the concert in question, and my experiences playing side-by-side with the Symphony for the past two years-- and once with my high school three years ago-- have always proved very beneficial. We have played difficult but very good music, and though I may not have mastered it, I improved—which I believe was the initial point of the exercise of the side-by-side: education. Ms. Fulmer fails to note that the pieces the orchestras played together were meant as a chance for students such as myself to be exposed to performing advanced music. Toccata and Fugue and Marche Slave were beyond what the YHO would have been able to tackle without some assistance, and I wouldn’t have traded the experience for anything: the music was wonderful, the challenge was exhilarating, and it was both educational and fun to play alongside the Symphony. I emerged from the concert proud that I had played the pieces well.
Yet it seems my best is “squishy.” I thank Mrs. Fulmer for her gracious encouragement of the young musicians of Elkhart County.
Though I do question: Could Ms. Fulmer pick up a violin or trombone or take a seat at a piano and do better?
It is true that the Elkhart County Symphony Orchestra, let alone the student Youth Honors Orchestra, may be no Philadelphia Philharmonic, either, but Symphony members are not paid nearly the same salary— and the audience members do not pay nearly the same price for tickets. As most of us are aware, funding for the Symphony is low. Yet the members still practice diligently for their performances, bringing greatly appreciated arts into Elkhart.
To counteract the effects of the negativity of the review, I would like to instead thank the Elkhart County Symphony Orchestra for all of their support of the arts in Elkhart. Annually the Symphony puts together a side-by-side concert with one of the area high schools or the YHO, and advanced YHO members are welcome to play in Symphony concerts, both providing students in the area with a chance to experience playing with a professional group. The Symphony plays at elementary and middle schools to supply musical culture for the students and encourage future musicians to take up an instrument. Many members work as private music teachers in the area, and three times a year several of them help out at YHO rehearsals by providing fingerings and sectional rehearsals. The Symphony regularly puts the Elco to use bringing Elkhart excellent music.
Elkhart has one of the best music programs in the state and may even rank nationally. Numerous high schools in our area go on to the state marching band competitions; some, such as Concord, on an annual basis. Central High School was one of only two or three schools to win the state All-Music award-- two years in a row. Why do you think this is? Clearly there is support for the arts in Elkhart, and much of that starts with the Symphony organization. Therefore, I would like to thank Dr. Sommerville, Dr. Inglefield (in charge of the YHO), the Symphony board, and all of the members of the Symphony for putting together their concerts and numerous other events; you are appreciated by many more than may be apparent.
Maybe I'll be in. I sure hope so. I'll be watching for myself in AP US Government class.
. . . and, hey, I killed two birds with one stone: I know what my First Amendment rights are!
Since we're on the topic of opinions, I have just one random hypothetical question. In so many romantic stories, girls (or boys) are in love, unrequitedly so. They want the boy (or the girl) for themselves, and are jealous of whoever is "stealing" their beloved's affections away. This is supposedly true love, true unrequited love.
Yet, at the same time, those who set their lovers free and wish to see them happy are glorified as those whose love is most pure.
So, my question is: Are you more or less in love with someone if you're happier to see them happy in love with someone else than with you? I'd like opinions!
You see, I followed the maxim "Kill your enemy with kindness." She can't bash this; there's no way. She's going to look like a real jerk.
I actually sent it in the to the People's Forum. Hold your breath, everyone . . .
Italics represents the cuts that I so reluctantly made . . . they were good burns, too! Yet I have to take the high road . . . and I'll be in Scotland before ye . . .
Symphony Deserves Thanks, Not Criticism
In regards to the comments put forth by Ms. Fulmer’s “squishy” review of the Family Fun II concert given by the Elkhart Symphony: I am a member of the Elkhart Youth Honors Orchestra and participated in the concert in question, and my experiences playing side-by-side with the Symphony for the past two years-- and once with my high school three years ago-- have always proved very beneficial. We have played difficult but very good music, and though I may not have mastered it, I improved—which I believe was the initial point of the exercise of the side-by-side: education. Ms. Fulmer fails to note that the pieces the orchestras played together were meant as a chance for students such as myself to be exposed to performing advanced music. Toccata and Fugue and Marche Slave were beyond what the YHO would have been able to tackle without some assistance, and I wouldn’t have traded the experience for anything: the music was wonderful, the challenge was exhilarating, and it was both educational and fun to play alongside the Symphony. I emerged from the concert proud that I had played the pieces well.
Yet it seems my best is “squishy.” I thank Mrs. Fulmer for her gracious encouragement of the young musicians of Elkhart County.
Though I do question: Could Ms. Fulmer pick up a violin or trombone or take a seat at a piano and do better?
It is true that the Elkhart County Symphony Orchestra, let alone the student Youth Honors Orchestra, may be no Philadelphia Philharmonic, either, but Symphony members are not paid nearly the same salary— and the audience members do not pay nearly the same price for tickets. As most of us are aware, funding for the Symphony is low. Yet the members still practice diligently for their performances, bringing greatly appreciated arts into Elkhart.
To counteract the effects of the negativity of the review, I would like to instead thank the Elkhart County Symphony Orchestra for all of their support of the arts in Elkhart. Annually the Symphony puts together a side-by-side concert with one of the area high schools or the YHO, and advanced YHO members are welcome to play in Symphony concerts, both providing students in the area with a chance to experience playing with a professional group. The Symphony plays at elementary and middle schools to supply musical culture for the students and encourage future musicians to take up an instrument. Many members work as private music teachers in the area, and three times a year several of them help out at YHO rehearsals by providing fingerings and sectional rehearsals. The Symphony regularly puts the Elco to use bringing Elkhart excellent music.
Elkhart has one of the best music programs in the state and may even rank nationally. Numerous high schools in our area go on to the state marching band competitions; some, such as Concord, on an annual basis. Central High School was one of only two or three schools to win the state All-Music award-- two years in a row. Why do you think this is? Clearly there is support for the arts in Elkhart, and much of that starts with the Symphony organization. Therefore, I would like to thank Dr. Sommerville, Dr. Inglefield (in charge of the YHO), the Symphony board, and all of the members of the Symphony for putting together their concerts and numerous other events; you are appreciated by many more than may be apparent.
Maybe I'll be in. I sure hope so. I'll be watching for myself in AP US Government class.
. . . and, hey, I killed two birds with one stone: I know what my First Amendment rights are!
Since we're on the topic of opinions, I have just one random hypothetical question. In so many romantic stories, girls (or boys) are in love, unrequitedly so. They want the boy (or the girl) for themselves, and are jealous of whoever is "stealing" their beloved's affections away. This is supposedly true love, true unrequited love.
Yet, at the same time, those who set their lovers free and wish to see them happy are glorified as those whose love is most pure.
So, my question is: Are you more or less in love with someone if you're happier to see them happy in love with someone else than with you? I'd like opinions!
