"No and no, because the techniques are (or should be) identical. It's what you do with those techniques that makes it classical or folk" Exactly, there it is, perfectly summed up. The same goes for piano...classical and popular, it's what I do with my technique that makes the music what it is, and the composers of course, whether it be Mozart or Berlin. "except agreement to disagree" sounds like most of the threads on Mudcat ". He (Joe Broughton) now teaches Folk Music and composition there (the Birmingham Conservatoire) according to the Birmingham Conservatoire website Folk Fiddle - Joe Broughton Strings and Things Composition Tutor- Joe Broughton Composition Charlotte (the view from Ma and Pa's piano stool)
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