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Barry said
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See, thats what this is about, not how good you are, but community and sharing music and spending time together. This is live music people, there will be mistakes, ......
LOL - yup - I often refer to making you-tube vids, let alone live performances, as "making a fool of myself" - but of course, I don't REALLY mean that literally - Barry's right - there are performers on SJ who are "well polished", all the way through to "stumbling" beginners - and - the audience are either those who wish they could even DO as well as the beginners, all the way up to those who "have been there" and appreciate and understand COMPLETELY what appearing live is all about - and regardless of level....
Years ago, I played along with a local small group of mixed musicians - they had acoustic guitar, fiddle x 2, flute, low whistle, cello (yup, it added a lot!) - and I only had my electric Fender ( oh - and NO FX available, just a plain amp )... heck I was into the fourth week before I got ANYTHING that blended in any acceptable way with the rest of them. They thought it "added something" - hmmmm - I couldn't see it at all ( just my mind-set, it didn't jive ), I felt it "didn't work" and I still believe that to this day... LOL ( oh, it wasn't a total disaster, it just didn't "fit well" with the style of Scottish music they played IMHO ) [ The group RunRig comes to mind - THAT's what I felt it needed, but no one else was prepared to "rock it up a bit" LOL - here's a live version ] from RunRig - ] I actually prefer a lot of their other stuff, but that's one of the tunes we played Anyway - that's an aside about "playing with others and, to an audience" - it was all experience - nothing hurts - it is all worth while at the end of the day ]
Even we ( well, I mean myself specifically ) as a "stumbling beginner" can maybe light-a-flame of interest in a non-playing (but interested, otherwise they'd be doing something else with their time) viewer.
To sum it up - JUST GO FOR IT AND FORGET ABOUT THE CAM ! (oh, also as the OP said - interact with your viewers - reply to comments in the text by voice - even just say "Hi ...whoever thanks for being here" - ALWAYS interact !)
Oh - some know this already - "MadBill" is "BillyG" on SJ - although I use the same profile pic so I should be easy enough to spot... ( I wanted to drop the "mad" on SJ - it felt a little bit "off" for some reason - mind you - "FartingBulldog" on SJ caught my attention as a less than subtle nick....(still gotta catch him live! LOL), and the "Mad" no longer truly reflects my initial ANGER at the violin !!!!! ROFL ) "SomewhatHappyBill" is closer to the mark now !
Hahaha - right - you can probably tell by length of post - work has eased off, great to be "back" Yipppeeeee
And @coolpinkone- yeahhh - get that webcam/mic combo up and running !!!!
I seriously recommend not copying my mistakes. D'oh -
Please make your own, different mistakes, and help us all learn :-)
@BillyG .... maybe.. slowly.. I don't know.
I don't have a back track for GodFather,(I play the version from FM.. the first version not the updated version).. .. or Skye Boat. (maybe they can stand alone?)
I could get my "old time tune" off the Jam machine... I just haven't played with it yet to see if I can actually keep up with it.
I don't think my Thaxted would be of interest.....Ashokan.... I don't think that is ready.
I am perusing my lists of songs....
I think for me right now the second issue is finding tracks and getting a practice set. So I am just thinking aloud right now.
Not sure if anyone is interested in Pomp and Circ or Star Spangled Banner...but hummm... you never know.
A lot to think about.
Vibrato Desperato.... Desperately seeking vibrato
Thanks for the tips. My preference is to play with tracks for practice and to cover mistakes also.
No excuses, just my list. I was just posting my list of things to do before the FiddleFest. It was positive to me to make a list of what I need to work on, as well as buying the mic.
I know the crowd is friendly and supportive... I love to see you all play! It is great.
I remain committed as a cheerleader at this point. I might have a friend who can help me with a few things. If not... I will rush home from work to catch everyone's performances.
Vibrato Desperato.... Desperately seeking vibrato
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