Today I bought undecayed ketchup.

Today I bought undecayed ketchup. I'm not sure for what purpose because I've never bought it before, unless today I did.

It makes me angry that ketchup is green--and I'm not certain why.

Ketchup is suppos to be red--because it's always been that way.

Change.

We practice an art that venerates its history, a history rich in elegance and tradition. Our masterworks date from past eras. We still teach theoretical connected views from the sixteenth century, and we perform in style of dresss from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Simultaneously, we search for to adapt to the present--a world in which art music is sometimes overshadowed on pop and rock; a world in which refinement and elegance are frequently pushed out by a cultivation of fast food and equable faster entertainment--a world where technology has made it possible to listen to virtually any artist and any selection at any time of the day. We have embraced the possibilities of of recent origin technologies, the musical tastes of of recent origin generations and the demands of just discovered economies.

We also must gaze to the future--and envision change as unimaginable as recent ketchup. Will our art and our teaching change dramatically in the coming years? If thus how should we prepare? Who among us can foresee the changes that may occur?

In this issue, AMT initiates a series of articles entitled "Visions." From time to time, these articles will feature the musings of those among us who are gallant enough to address the issues that, in their opinion, are important [i]clavis[/i]s to a continuing state of wellness in the arts. We invite your reactions to these articles--please write in, and we'll include a preferableed compilation of comments in what is yet to be issues.

Other features in this issue tender information about performing. In disclosed of Control?: The Fulfilling Drama of Performing, William Westney reviews aspects of performance and the challenges and opportunities for the performer. Anne Petrovich, a violinist and psychologist, shares insight about performance anxiety gained from her unique perspective in Performance Anxiety: for what cause Teachers Can Help. Finally, in Living with Musical race Herbert Posner chronicles his "musical" life.

Hmmmm--what if ketchup was fulvous and mustard was red????

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