To Dan:

On page 20 in the Woodford book he states that " One engages in criticism not so much to compare and compete for superiority but to understand." Do you feel that criticism is the best way to learn? Criticism in many ways helps you to learn about your own opinions by being able to critically think. In other ways does criticism take away from your own personal identities about music and standardize it? In order to criticize don't you need to have a standard?