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That is such a weird expectation to have. I play the Beethoven Sonata's I play well. I'd have to answer with dunno to all those questions. My piano teacher did

That is such a weird expectation to have. I play the Beethoven Sonata's I play well. I'd have to answer with dunno to all those questions. My piano teacher did have a professional jazz pianist as a student, because he wanted to learn some more traditional techniques. Yesterday I went to a class of a famous Brazilian percussionist. When I asked him about whether there is a dictionary of the rhythms, so I can at least look them up, he said, dunno, if you want to learn get close to people that know, learn and practice. But as the GP said, if I knew that was the expectation I would prepare for it and try to control the interview. All the people I interviewed with I was still in the university did have top grades, but were otherwise terrible engineers. You're basically looking for those people.

Nadya 9y ago
The third person who failed to notice I put ability before knowledge. Also the second person to bring up someone with talent as an example when the original argument is that talent shouldn't matter, and I'm saying there is an expectation that it does. (Unless they say they are a beginner) If that famous Brazilian percussionist was instead a shitty percussionist with no rhythm - would he still be famous? Would he even be considered a percussionist by other people? I have a feeling I'm either making my argument poorly or people are trying to read between the lines and missing my point.
- watwut 9y ago
  You are not hiring musician here. You are hiring programmer who was suddenly forced to come up with hobby and defend his proefficiency of that hobby for mysterious reason. Against person you knows next to nothing about their hobby. Also, plenty of people are shitty at their pastimes.
  - Nadya 9y ago
    >You are hiring programmer Am I hiring: (a) A programmer (b) Someone who considers themselves a programmer There is a difference between the two and hiring (b) when you meant to hire (a) could bite you in the ass. >Also, plenty of people are shitty at their pastimes. I'm not arguing against that. My argument is (a) vs (b).

Nadya 9y ago

The third person who failed to notice I put ability before knowledge. Also the second person to bring up someone with talent as an example when the original argument is that talent shouldn't matter, and I'm saying there is an expectation that it does. (Unless they say they are a beginner) If that famous Brazilian percussionist was instead a shitty percussionist with no rhythm - would he still be famous? Would he even be considered a percussionist by other people? I have a feeling I'm either making my argument poorly or people are trying to read between the lines and missing my point.

watwut 9y ago
You are not hiring musician here. You are hiring programmer who was suddenly forced to come up with hobby and defend his proefficiency of that hobby for mysterious reason. Against person you knows next to nothing about their hobby. Also, plenty of people are shitty at their pastimes.
- Nadya 9y ago
  >You are hiring programmer Am I hiring: (a) A programmer (b) Someone who considers themselves a programmer There is a difference between the two and hiring (b) when you meant to hire (a) could bite you in the ass. >Also, plenty of people are shitty at their pastimes. I'm not arguing against that. My argument is (a) vs (b).