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TonyB wrote:You are a musician when you can play a range of tunes on an instrument.
Wikipedia wrote:A musician is a person who writes, performs, or makes music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music.An instrumentalist plays a musical instrument.
A multi-instrumentalist plays a diverse range of instruments such as different forms of percussion, plucked strings, vocals etc.
A singer is a vocalist.
Composers, songwriters and arrangers create musical compositions, songs and arrangements. These may be transcribed in music notation, performed or recorded.
A conductor leads a musical ensemble. A conductor can simultaneously act as an instrumentalist in the ensemble.
A recording artist creates recorded music, such as CDs and MP3 files.
There are many forms of musicians. From classical artist to rock artist. The spectrum is so diverse that there is no limitation to a musician's qualifications.
Ted wrote:Now, if we want to turn this thread into a controversy, we could use 'magician' as the generic term and create sub-categories like bizarrist, mentalist, children's entertainer etc. But that way thread-locking lies...
Duplicity wrote:TonyB wrote:You are a musician when you can play a range of tunes on an instrument. You are a professional musician when someone pays you.
It won't be me; I dislike music.
I am always deeply concerned when I hear people say that they do not enjoy music.
SamGurney wrote:True. It seems quite unhuman.
SamGurney wrote:This is a meaningless question. Words are words. What does it matter how people choose to use them? There is no government or god bestowed correct and universal language.
Having said that, I think it is absolutley correct that you say we need to become detatched from magic in order to become any good at it. To look at magic through those same fragmenting eyes dims the relevant background in which magic is a contigent part of a more integrated atmosphere, an understanding of which brings greater insight into magic in general. Such is true for all spheres of human understanding and in fact of all of human understanding itself.
Part-Timer wrote:I didn't actually reply on the main point, but I think it underlines the reason for many of the pointless arguments I've seen on magic forums. Words are slippery and sometimes it's hard to nail down exactly what some things mean, because there is no one right answer.
TonyB wrote:I fail to see what the fuss is about not liking music. I find it about as relevant and as entertaining as listening to traffic.
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