books

[Guest guest]

I have been wondering about this statement for a little while now, and can't

remember if it was discussed in the past. I am sure you are talking about

many volumes of textbooks, Bob, but I was wondering about the realities of

translating and publishing these texts.

 

 

 

Since this is the standard, why hasn't anyone taken this on? Daunted by

volume, not enough money to be made, too many political and copyright

hurdles, and/or failure to agree on terminology?

 

 

 

Sean

 

 

 

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On Behalf Of Bob Flaws

Thursday, February 21, 2008 4:44 PM

 

Re: in support of creative thought in Jazz, classical

vs improv

 

 

 

What students and practitioners have to have " down cold " is all the

basic, foundational materials that form the standard TCM curriculum as

taught in China. In China, there are definite national standards with

right and wrong answers. It is only after one has all this down pat as

a basis that then there is room for creative interpretation and new

ideas. These standards are reflected in the standard national

textbooks of CM published in the PRC and used as required textbooks at

virtually all state-run TCM schools and colleges. These textbooks have

been created and edited by national committees for exactly the purpose

of teaching national standards as a basis. In my experience as a

teacher, American students as a whole are far from being clear about

and mastering (i.e., memorizing) this basic core curriculum. Further,

this material needs to be learned in translationally correct,

technically accurate terminology which is transparently correlated to

the original Chinese.