[QUOTE]Originally posted by cgiles: It's all about Right brain/Left brain. And then there is the arranger player, who apparently has a Middle brain (preferring to be neither creative NOR learn to play ).
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Just because you own an arranger keyboard, doesn't mean you can't play. Now back to my middle brain thoughts....
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OUCH. Chas. Actually, right/left brain theory is at the heart of my approach to teaching Interpersonal Communications. The focus is to get every person involved to realize how they're oriented and make them realize that, depending on where they're coming from, they're much better prepared for success in some areas than others.
People who think they don't have the brain power to succeed in one area often find they have the brain power, it's just configured like a Mac, not a PC.
The intent is to prevent people from striving and failing at things they just don't have the aptitude for.
Really satisfying work. Students even developed/refined a computer test. After the participant answers a battery of querstions, the brain is drawn out showing the percentage of activity on each side. It's bogus sience, but somewhat appropriate and fun. It gets the point across.
I just realized that Chas has an arranger & Russ has an arranger and they both play jazz.. Please disregard my defending of the arranger keyboard owner...
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It turns anti-clockwise, unless I look off to the side and use peripheral vision and then I can make it turn it the other way. How does that happen? Does this mean I have to start playing Jazz?