I need a new band.
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forgotten_ariaMazer is on indefinate hiatus, which means it won't be seriously going anywhere and really, it's going to be meeting very rarely. This makes me sad. Mazer has done a wonderful job of making me througally addicted to playing and creating music and I don't want to loose that.
As much as I've grown more confident in my playing, I still don't think that anyone out there wants a floutists or clarinetist that can't sight read, can't memorize with out lots of time and doesn't practice on her own time. My drumming, sax-o-ma-phone and singing aren't up to par to playing with a group that isn't very understanding. I can't write songs, so I can't go do my own side projects. I can't play an instrument that establishes both key and rhythm, so I can't lead band.
I have a sad feeling that this chapter in my life is ending. That the instruments will go back on the shelf until such time as another miracle like Mazer comes along. Relearning is going to be so hard. Learning improvisation ment that I wasn't comparing myself with what I was in grade school. It made it easier to struggle through relearning.
If I had spare money, I'd join the taiko group, but I don't. It might also be very frustrating since I'm a slower learner than the average person.
I'm also going to miss seeing the people in the band every week, because given my life I might be lucky to see them once every two months.
Maybe I should have semi-regular jamming parties or something. Maybe jazz band will start again and pick up a little.
As much as I've grown more confident in my playing, I still don't think that anyone out there wants a floutists or clarinetist that can't sight read, can't memorize with out lots of time and doesn't practice on her own time. My drumming, sax-o-ma-phone and singing aren't up to par to playing with a group that isn't very understanding. I can't write songs, so I can't go do my own side projects. I can't play an instrument that establishes both key and rhythm, so I can't lead band.
I have a sad feeling that this chapter in my life is ending. That the instruments will go back on the shelf until such time as another miracle like Mazer comes along. Relearning is going to be so hard. Learning improvisation ment that I wasn't comparing myself with what I was in grade school. It made it easier to struggle through relearning.
If I had spare money, I'd join the taiko group, but I don't. It might also be very frustrating since I'm a slower learner than the average person.
I'm also going to miss seeing the people in the band every week, because given my life I might be lucky to see them once every two months.
Maybe I should have semi-regular jamming parties or something. Maybe jazz band will start again and pick up a little.
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Date: 2003-11-10 04:20 pm (UTC)I knew a group of six or seven guys in high school who were all passionate about music. They drifted in and out of various configurations of bands, but they always got together for music. I remember sitting in on many a jam session, just listening and appreciating. They jammed about twice a month, sometimes more, and it was, for them, time without a price. They all grew as musicians, and produced some awesome music. I think if you were serious about organizing bi-monthly (or whatever) jam sessions you would not be lacking in participants. I say go for it!
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Date: 2003-11-10 04:33 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-11-19 05:18 pm (UTC)advice on how to learn. He said (1) play along with CDs, and (2)
don't give up.
So I bought a gadget (Reed Kotler) which can play recorded music
back slowly, and I play along.