>someone who has played Bach for 20 years has a deeper understanding of (his) music than someone who listened for ten minutes See, there it is again. The snobb

>someone who has played Bach for 20 years has a deeper understanding of (his) music than someone who listened for ten minutes See, there it is again. The snobbery. We are discussing art, not music theory. No, one that has played Bach for 20 years cannot by default appreciate art better than someone who just heard Bach for the first time. It is exactly the same as saying only a mechanic who have worked on cars for 20 years can appreciate a good sports car or only a doctor can appreciate the human body. It is pure elitist nonsense! Just because you know the theory behind how something is made doesn't mean you are better at appreciating it. Far from it. Using all kinds of theory on, say, a book will often ruin it. It is those who have used a lot of time on theory that want to believe they are better, not those without the theory that understand art less.