we are talking about two separate things, music has always been about the dexterity and physical skill of the performer. Without those there is no music, only notes on a piece of paper.
The relationship between a is similar to an architect and a construction worker, one is able to put into paper what to do, but is completely unable to grab hammer and start actually building. A composer/ architect lives on the idea realm. A construction worker /musician lives on the physical world.
Also the physical challenge of actually playing the music is part of the music itself, and the appreciation of it.
It is very similar to drawing. It is one thing to draw on a computer, and very very different thing to draw on a physical medium. But whatever.. time to mow my lawn.
Only just stumbled upon this thread.... so forgive me if this gets covered later or you're all over by now.
Holy shit, Lendarios, I'm shaking my head in disbelief.
I want to say that music is not just about the performance, but that's not quite right. The technical skill to strum a tune, or the dexterity to hit the right note at the right time every time is not what makes a great sound. Ah, there it is... I think. Sound. You can play a string of notes with perfect harmonics and timing, and you can play those same notes with sloppy shifts from one to the next, or drastically alter the timing from note to note to generate an entirely different sound.
That sound becomes music when it's delivered to you by the artist.
Even I can strum a guitar, put chords together and create a sound that I don't think sounds like a herd of screaming trees. I can read Tab (lol) and eventually I can piece bits together to make the riff sound like it should. Sometimes I find that loosening up and deliberately slurring my notes I can turn a simple 3 chord shift into something that sounds like a tune. I swear that other good musicians and guitar players on this forum would agree and understand how good it can feel to just play a 3 chord shift, varying figuring and timing and getting crazy with it. You don't need to be perfect, you just need to do something. This, I believe is the essence of Blues.
... and holy shit sir, that line about drawing on a computer vs. real life? Get the fuck out of here. I've been a designer and artist for over 20 years, and a computer is only a tool, just like a pencil. It's neither harder, nor easier to create good looking stuff with either. It's hard to create period. The only real advantage a computer has (and it can be a massive advantage at times) is an Undo feature... and that feature is why some digital illustrations just hit that uncanny valley effect because the creation has no imperfections... no soul.