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Post by coachdoc on Jun 16, 2017 7:19:40 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. Go get 'em Bob!!! |
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Post by Cosmic Wonder on Jun 16, 2017 7:30:07 GMT -5
Bob, if you get a big pair of glasses we can call you Elton Bob. If you show up a Idiot Jam with a leggy blond model we can call you Billy Joe Bob.  Mike |
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Post by Marshall on Jun 16, 2017 8:53:45 GMT -5
One interesting thing about recording my performances. (Just 2-5 song sets). I'll have a song where I make some GLARING flubs. And I'll think, "That went awful." Then I'l play it back afterwards and realize it was hardly noticeable. And it didn't destroy the performance.
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Post by t-bob on Jun 16, 2017 12:01:25 GMT -5
Beethoven was a large dog in a movie? 😜 |
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Post by dradtke on Jun 16, 2017 14:12:04 GMT -5
When you play the retirement homes and you look out at the audience full of gray-haired old cranks, pretend you're at Idiotjam.
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Post by aquaduct on Jun 16, 2017 15:05:09 GMT -5
One interesting thing about recording my performances. (Just 2-5 song sets). I'll have a song where I make some GLARING flubs. And I'll think, "That went awful." Then I'l play it back afterwards and realize it was hardly noticeable. And it didn't destroy the performance. Quite often I find myself wondering how the hell I did that because it sounded so cool on playback. |
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Post by t-bob on Jun 16, 2017 21:42:50 GMT -5
I don't think I'm anxious now. I went to the senior place. It's called Alma Via, San Rafael. It's a beautiful place. Actually I moved my dad. He had to be in this place. This place is about seven thousand..... a month. He was in dementia.
All the residents... they're absolutely old.
I played the piano it's a baby grand - Steinway. Almost everything is perfect. I played it for about an hour. I'm playing again on Saturday.
I can't do this pictures in Photobucket to this forum. I can probably put it on Facebook.
Ciao
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Post by t-bob on Jun 18, 2017 13:22:50 GMT -5
Well....the gig is in about two hours. I'm going to wear a Hawaiian shirt.
I'll wear my tux ....some other time.
It's too damn hot !
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Post by coachdoc on Jun 18, 2017 15:35:08 GMT -5
You got this. Will check soon to see how it went. Have fun!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2017 17:59:08 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. Besides, never play to the (potential) musicians in the audience. They're mostly assholes who don't like anything.  |
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Post by t-bob on Jun 18, 2017 18:27:35 GMT -5
I did it
I almost got a another stroke .... it was a heat stroke....🤣 It was too goddamn hot. I'm going to be back there.
My playing was pretty crappy. I can do a lot better.
I think it's 96 degrees
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Post by aquaduct on Jun 18, 2017 18:30:55 GMT -5
Good for you my friend.
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Post by Doug on Jun 18, 2017 18:58:27 GMT -5
I did it I almost got a another stroke .... it was a heat stroke....🤣 It was too goddamn hot. I'm going to be back there. My playing was pretty crappy. I can do a lot better. I think it's 96 degrees 96 that's an ice box, still 110 here.  |
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Post by Kramster on Jun 18, 2017 20:13:11 GMT -5
Grand piano on a cool day... nice
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Post by RickW on Jun 18, 2017 20:32:31 GMT -5
Excellent, Bob. Enjoy it, every second.
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Post by RickW on Jun 18, 2017 20:34:03 GMT -5
One interesting thing about recording my performances. (Just 2-5 song sets). I'll have a song where I make some GLARING flubs. And I'll think, "That went awful." Then I'l play it back afterwards and realize it was hardly noticeable. And it didn't destroy the performance. Quite often I find myself wondering how the hell I did that because it sounded so cool on playback. I also have to stop myself from making a face, or stopping playing. I was working on my sight reading for my exams and my teacher said, "The most important thing is to keep going and get caught up," instead of stopping and starting again. It's a hard habit to beat. |
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Post by Marshall on Jun 18, 2017 22:44:19 GMT -5
I did it I almost got a another stroke .... it was a heat stroke....🤣 It was too goddamn hot. I'm going to be back there. My playing was pretty crappy. I can do a lot better. I think it's 96 degrees Nursing homes are like that. The residents are always complaining they're too cold. |
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