Comments on: emerson said it best http://jlparker.net/2009/08/27/emerson-said-it-best/ just tryin' to get published Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:31:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Jen http://jlparker.net/2009/08/27/emerson-said-it-best/comment-page-1/#comment-120 Jen Sat, 29 Aug 2009 17:26:07 +0000 http://jlparker.net/?p=259#comment-120 Love it! :) Love it! :)

]]> By: Allison Smith http://jlparker.net/2009/08/27/emerson-said-it-best/comment-page-1/#comment-119 Allison Smith Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:38:34 +0000 http://jlparker.net/?p=259#comment-119 There is no failure except in no longer trying. - Elbert Hubbard There is no failure except in no longer trying.
– Elbert Hubbard

]]> By: Jen http://jlparker.net/2009/08/27/emerson-said-it-best/comment-page-1/#comment-118 Jen Fri, 28 Aug 2009 03:43:03 +0000 http://jlparker.net/?p=259#comment-118 You always make me feel better. ;) You always make me feel better. ;)

]]> By: Sharla http://jlparker.net/2009/08/27/emerson-said-it-best/comment-page-1/#comment-117 Sharla Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:47:57 +0000 http://jlparker.net/?p=259#comment-117 I think they DID like it...hence the "non-form" rejection letter. Constructive criticism means they see potential and the makings of something great. Travel with me back to the late 90's. I'm working on my performance degree at Shenandoah. I'm making some incredible music...and some not so incredible music. It was always exciting for me when my professors had criticism/guidance/ideas for me. I knew, at least, that they were interested in what I was doing and that I was, at the VERY least, moving in the right direction. On the flip side, I KNEW I was in BIG trouble if they didn't say anything!!! And trust me, there were definately times when lessons were cut short and I was "sent away" with a *sigh* and a disappointed look. AHHH..memories! Every missed note, every botched phrase, every forgotten line...it was all a learning process. Sure, when I did it in front of 100's of people it was really crappy...but it helped me become that much better. As a side note...the only B's that I ever got in college were in applied piano. It's almost like they didn't want to give you A's at first because then you wouldn't try as hard. Or maybe I just stunk!This is probably NOTHING like what you're experiencing, but I felt like sharing. Emerson is right. I think they DID like it…hence the “non-form” rejection letter. Constructive criticism means they see potential and the makings of something great.

Travel with me back to the late 90′s. I’m working on my performance degree at Shenandoah. I’m making some incredible music…and some not so incredible music. It was always exciting for me when my professors had criticism/guidance/ideas for me. I knew, at least, that they were interested in what I was doing and that I was, at the VERY least, moving in the right direction. On the flip side, I KNEW I was in BIG trouble if they didn’t say anything!!! And trust me, there were definately times when lessons were cut short and I was “sent away” with a *sigh* and a disappointed look. AHHH..memories!

Every missed note, every botched phrase, every forgotten line…it was all a learning process. Sure, when I did it in front of 100′s of people it was really crappy…but it helped me become that much better. As a side note…the only B’s that I ever got in college were in applied piano. It’s almost like they didn’t want to give you A’s at first because then you wouldn’t try as hard. Or maybe I just stunk!This is probably NOTHING like what you’re experiencing, but I felt like sharing.

Emerson is right.

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