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Old 07-02-2015, 12:39 PM   #80
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Originally Posted by twowheels View Post
I disagree.

The technical ability required to play complex music is FAR GREATER than the ability required to read. For this reason I think that your example of playing vs. listening is a flawed analogy.

Moreover, in my experience the emotional experience of hearing a good peace of music and playing it yourself is very similar if you take the technical component out.
Would you explain the technical component of listening? I understand the technical component of playing a violin or in reading Ulysses or Moby Dick. I also understand the passive nature of listening to a concerto or listening to a dramatic reading.

I love reading. I value the existence of autiobooks. A friend of mine was totally blind and listened to books on tape. I have another friend who commutes to work and listens to "self improvement" books and "inspirational readings" as he drives. I do value audiobooks but I worry about conflating reading and listening and thinking that a device that does one should do the other.

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