Re: To A Higher Standard
I can see that we expect more perfection in music students than a lot of other subjects because there appears to be less wiggle room. I mean, there's certainly scope for differences in written work since as long as your spelling, grammar and information is correct, the form can vary. but i think another point has to be made about the specifics. Certainly, written music scores need to attain a high level of accuracy because a lot of errors mean obvious disharmony, but a soloist can make a few errors provided no one else is backing them up so their clams, while obvious to them or to whomever is grading them on the score, often pass unnoticed. But the point of the exercise is well-thought out. It gives a bit of a come-back for critics who feel that the arts are somehow less exact than science or that those who practice them have worked less hard or on less-than-important skills. I like the example, although I can see room for debate if you take the example out of its context.
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