I'm listening to a professional development webinar where the presenter says he is a classically trained musician, and in the next breath mentions that Frédéric Chopin was a famous French composer.
Credibility plummeting. Good thing this webinar has nothing to do with music.
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^ For those who don't know, Chopin is easily the most famous Polish composer in modern history. The only reason he has a French name is because his father was French.
@voltronic the more u know 🙃
@voltronic - so.... they learned music theory, but not music history?
This is a little like a mathematician saying that Pythagoras wrote "Elements", honestly.
"Wait, WHAT?"
^ Oh, it gets worse. This person was educated at Oberlin Conservatory, one of the most prestigious music programs in the US. 🤦♂️
"A wizard should know better!"
[ Treebeard bellows with rage ]