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Post by t-bob on May 29, 2017 17:38:48 GMT -5
This is about a gig. I'm going to be very careful. I have a concert with a Senior Retirement. It's only one hour I'll probably play about 10 classical, blues, jazz pieces in a grand piano. This is my solo concert with money $40/hr. I'm excited.
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Post by Village Idiot on May 29, 2017 17:45:20 GMT -5
Be excited! Break a leg, Bob!
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Post by frazer on May 29, 2017 17:59:13 GMT -5
Have a great time, Bob!
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Post by drlj on May 29, 2017 18:17:48 GMT -5
Way to go, Bob.
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Post by james on May 29, 2017 18:18:47 GMT -5
A grand piano! Have a perfect time Maestro.
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Post by brucemacneill on May 29, 2017 18:40:58 GMT -5
Be excited! Break a leg, Bob! No, Bob, in your condition, don't break anything. Just play well and take the cash. |
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Post by dradtke on May 29, 2017 20:33:57 GMT -5
Cool, Bob. Go for it.
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Post by lar on May 29, 2017 21:24:12 GMT -5
That's very cool, Bob! Have a great time. Oh, and don't be too surprised if the ladies there take a liking to you. Not much "fresh meat" in those places. One of the first senior centers I played I talked to a lady after the show and during the conversation she made certain to tell me her room number.
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Post by RickW on May 30, 2017 8:24:29 GMT -5
Excellent, Bob. Enjoy.
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Post by Dub on May 30, 2017 9:02:51 GMT -5
Bob, this sounds terrific! An appreciative audience, money, and a grand piano too. I hope they've had it tuned recently.
Are you going to wear your jeweled tuxedo and place a candelabra on the piano?
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Post by mnhermit on May 30, 2017 9:16:21 GMT -5
great news Bob!
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Post by t-bob on May 30, 2017 9:24:35 GMT -5
Thanks everybody
Actually I have two tuxedos.
Good morning
I'm going to work.
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Post by t-bob on Jun 15, 2017 19:47:01 GMT -5
I've been practicing. Sometimes my notes are a blank. I'm pretty sure it'll probably screw up a few times. I guess we all revelers are old dementia people. I'll tell them it's Bach but it's really Beethoven  |
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Post by millring on Jun 15, 2017 20:22:29 GMT -5
Roll over Beethoven.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2017 20:40:44 GMT -5
That's neat, Bob. Good luck!
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Post by Village Idiot on Jun 15, 2017 20:50:10 GMT -5
You'll do fine, Bob!
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Post by Marty on Jun 15, 2017 20:53:39 GMT -5
Have fun with it and make them smile. If you you can't have fun it's not worth doing. PS: If you run out of tunes just repeat a few, they won't even notice. |
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Post by aquaduct on Jun 15, 2017 21:04:12 GMT -5
I've been practicing. Sometimes my notes are a blank. I'm pretty sure it'll probably screw up a few times. I guess we all revelers are old dementia people. I'll tell them it's Bach but it's really Beethoven Interestingly I read an article last week about how audiences percieve errors in music. Can't recall details or the actual article, but it went something like having 20 professional musicians listen to recital pieces by grad students and count errors. Of something like 360 errors, the reviewers identified about 20% of them. What's more only about 2 of the errors were identified by 7 of the reviewers. About 3 of them by 6. 2 by 5. Etc. And that was professional musicians, many of whom had played or recorded the pieces themselves. Good news- audiences are a lot like my mom. If I don't crap myself on stage she has no idea I made a mistake. And if I do crap myself, the odds she'll notice are about 1000 to 1. |
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Post by patrick on Jun 15, 2017 21:10:12 GMT -5
I've been practicing. Sometimes my notes are a blank. I'm pretty sure it'll probably screw up a few times. I guess we all revelers are old dementia people. I'll tell them it's Bach but it's really Beethoven Interestingly I read an article last week about how audiences percieve errors in music. Can't recall details or the actual article, but it went something like having 20 professional musicians listen to recital pieces by grad students and count errors. Of something like 360 errors, the reviewers identified about 20% of them. What's more only about 2 of the errors were identified by 7 of the reviewers. About 3 of them by 6. 2 by 5. Etc. And that was professional musicians, many of whom had played or recorded the pieces themselves. Good news- audiences are a lot like my mom. If I don't crap myself on stage she has no idea I made a mistake. And if I do crap myself, the odds she'll notice are about 1000 to 1. As someone who performs for retirement homes, all I can say is... yep. They can't hear well, they probably don't know the music, and you appearing there is the best thing to happen to them this week. Give it your all, Bob! They'll love it. |
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Post by t-bob on Jun 15, 2017 22:00:38 GMT -5
I don't know why I was so anxious. Maybe because now I'm a semi-professional.
I've been playing for two years in two senior assisted homes & two rehabilition homes.
Curiously...... actually I lived shortly in two rehabs after what I had my stroke.
Thank you all. This thread helped me.
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