That's easy for you to say 'cause you actually ARE good and don't seem to need to remind people of it. I'm talking about the people that are BAD but don't appear to recognize it and continue to proclaim their skills as a keyboardist (and in some cases, also their vocal skills). Somehow, it just grates me the wrong way. I rate my own skills as slightly below average amateur. I do think that I play 'in time' though, and occasionally even hit the right chords. Beyond that, eeehhhhh. If I knew (cold) as many songs as Russ or Don, and could pop them off on moments notice IN ANY KEY, then I might raise my rating a notch. There was a reason (aside from not wanting to be poor) that I chose NOT to be a PROFESSIONAL musician; talent was one of them. Thank goodness I was able to recognize my mediocrity early on .

chas

[quote=DonM]
I don't know the answer, except that I personally want to hear criticism. That's the way you learn.