tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950511927715429937.post6838965321092112577..comments2022-11-28T00:22:42.949-08:00Comments on True Tall Taiko Tales: Better at teaching...or doing?Rhythmykhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00676828958344240960noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950511927715429937.post-62680013992818628522016-08-18T13:09:50.079-07:002016-08-18T13:09:50.079-07:00But it's possible to be an amazing performer a...But it's possible to be an amazing performer and get recognition for that to also not be respected by people that know the person and/or have been in the art for a while.<br /><br />I feel like admiration is more given to people in the first category, while respect given to those in the second. And then that takes my original question and re-phrases it: would you rather be admired or respected?Rhythmykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00676828958344240960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950511927715429937.post-5345867289230460962016-08-18T12:55:48.213-07:002016-08-18T12:55:48.213-07:00I don't have to choose, I already fall in the ...I don't have to choose, I already fall in the second category. I think respect is given to both categories, for different reasons, by people who've got experience. It is impossible for someone who isn't an amazing performer to get recognition from the public at large, or from people who're new in the taiko world, and yes, to some extent, even from some of the old-timers. You're stuck with the "do as I say not as I do" mentality, because you can understand a concept very well and kinda put it into practice, but some of your students will always end up better than you. Is that a problem? Not necessarily. There is an immense need for people with that skillset in most groups I've encountered. The downside is that people tend to forget you're there. They see the people you train becoming really good but they don't see how much work you've put into making them great. Your satisfaction has to come from inside, from your own knowledge that you're making a difference, from seeing the changes and improvements happen. Not from external recognition.Audrey Bergeron-Morinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06970327078773521327noreply@blogger.com