Re: Poll: Beatles or Beach Boys?

BlackMonk wrote:

>> There is a great gulf between being schooled *at all* and being
/formally/ 
>> schooled, so saying that someone is 'illiterate' is quitye different to

>> suggesting that they have not been anywhere near (say) a creative
writing 
>> class.
> 
> True, but in these threads, being formally schooled in music is often 
> equated with being able to read and write music. 

Well that's a completely wrong definition. Being able to read someone 
else's work is one thing but being able to synthesise your own is 
another. Formal musical schooling teaches both.

VDC