In the several years I've been a member of SZ, I've seen very few posts from women. I can't name a single female by name.

I know there's a nice lady from England (Mary?) who surfaced during last Summers Ejam, but haven't heard from her since.

Are there any others?

Is this as weird as I think it is?

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Bill in Dayton

Possibly because...Retired or semi retired males appear to have more spare time to surf the net and involve in forums. Females even if retired are still busy looking after the home and looking after us males ?.
When we attend the UK Keyboard Festivals there are still many females there that own and play the keyboard-Piano-Organs.

Good point, Graham...

I think the whole keyboard scene is very different across the pond. I've read articles and seen videos of weekly/monthly kb meetings where various players share their talents. I don't know of anything, at least in the Dayton area that compares. It doesn't sound like a typical neighborhood "jam session", but perhaps that's really just what it is.

We need more women...

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Bill in Dayton

It's the same thing in pretty much any musician's forum. The two largest forums that I know of, it's, like here, 99+% male. If there is a piano forum, it might be more females.

Well, there's everyone's favorite, Rikkisbears... and Elizabeth.

Regards

Taike

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Bo pen nyang.

They are always too busy cooking the dinner...lol

But on a more serious note ! why has there never been any great female composers in music history, our greatest music has always been written by men, with the exception of Bella Bartok I can't think of a single famous non-male composer ?

Bela Bartok

Geez, that is one ugly woman.

Come on, Pasadoble. One of the greatest composers and you thought "he" was a "she".

Actually there're quite a few but maybe you're not into Classical music. And then there are the female songwriters that wrote classics.

I prefer to think that whatever a man can do, a woman can do just as well, if not better. Men just don't want to admit it. Also keep in mind that men controlled what people got to listen to. Guess they still do.

Regards

Taike

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Bo pen nyang.

To be fair females are more capable of being multitalented than us males.
They certainly have the flair to produce music or anything they wish, but many just leave us males to play with our toys.