Re: Re[2]: The troubles (revisited)

[twayburn@juno.com (Thomas L Wayburn)]

On Mon, 20 Oct 97 16:37:10 -0500 "Beth Thacker"<thackerb@gvsu.edu>
writes:
>     
>     I start my inquiry-based physics class with a song called "Think" 
> sung 
>     by Judy Mowatt (who sang with Bob Marley).  I start units on E&M 
> with 
>     "Electric Boogie" sung by another reggae singer.  When I get in 
> my car 
>     to go home tonight I'll put on a station with hip-hop.  I can't 
>     imagine doing aerobics or dancing to classical music.  I listen 
> to 
>     some kinds of music for the words.  There are even some rap songs 
> that 
>     make very strong social and political statments that should be 
> heard. 
>     Music reaches into our hearts and souls, not just our minds, and 
>     different beats move different people in different ways.  Its all 
>
>     music.
>     
>     Music or sports or anything else cannot make you dumb.  It 
> depends how 
>     you use it.  It depends on what you use it for... 
>
>     Beth Thacker
>        thackerb@gvsu.edu
>
>
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Hi Beth,
  
   Taking a page from John, how do you know that listening to very dumb
music for long periods of time cannot make some people dumber?   I love
that interview with Paul Simon, whose father was a bass player.  Paul
admits that his father's criticism of his music was: "It's dumb."

Regards / Tom

P.S.  Don't you think that, if we are warned that the popular music is
dumbing down generation after generation, someone ought to take a close
look at the idea?   (Incidentally, I forgot, as I was writing my warning,
that many who would read it have been damaged already.   If you know how
Elvis sounds but not Charlie Parker, you are too far gone - probably.)