Exactly, Bill, exactly. That means selling with sales experience. So we shall do with our concerts. Even a concert by a (say) less known group will be accepted much better, when presented (sold) properly.
######################################################## Am 16.03.2011 um 11:47 schrieb Bill Gross: > Just to pile on, one cable TV channel dealing with food ran an simple > experiment. They created one meal, with wine, dessert, the complete > package. They first served it in an austere environment; harsh light, paper > plates, plastic cups and a menu with simple listing (salad, fish, etc.) > They then served the identical food to another group with china plates, > crystal wine glasses, candle light and a much more descriptive menu. > > Both groups then were asked to rate the meal. First group thought it was > barely acceptable and would only pay about $10 for it. Second group rated > it very much better and priced that same meal in the $50 dollar range. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of dabon west > Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 10:07 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Water > > > Which confirms my view that audiences sometimes "hear" better with their > eyes than they do with their ears. The corollary being that a musical > ensemble (or another performance group for that matter) dressed in a formal > concert attire will sound "better" than those dressed in "come as you are" > garb. A matter of visual perception, not aural. Thus, the reason for blind > auditions behind screens perhaps. As a side note: this is possibly the > reason the older churches where the organ is situated in the loft UP and > BEHIND the congregation in which meditation and the accompanying prelude > (etal.) music is supposed to have a religious effect. No so in my church, > unfortunately, where everyone (or nearly most anyway) blab away in spite of > the organist's efforts. Incidental music as it were. Apparently > "incidental music" is also the view of the good lady doctor at the concert > she attended where "water", as a by-product of performance, had more of her > attention (vision) than what > she heard. Maybe she would have had a better experience if the group had > played like blind auditioners: only silhouettes behind a stage drop; ergo > no spit seen. In the final analysis, no matter just how PC performers are, > there is always someone who is distracted by the mundane. > DW > >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 22:25:19 -0400 >> Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Water >> >> Spit happens ! Deal with it. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "valerie wells" <[email protected]> >> To: "horn list 2 memphis" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 9:27 PM >> Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Water >> >> >>> Jeff Nelsen from the Canadian Brass has shared his evaluation: >>> http://www.thejoykey.com/en/testimonials/#nelsen >>> >>> My doctor attended a concert presented by a well known brass quintet > (not >>> CB). The next time I saw her, I asked her how she enjoyed the concert. >>> She >>> told me that honestly it was very difficult to enjoy the performance >>> because >>> she was so grossed out by all the spit being emptied on the stage. > > > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/bgross%40airmail.ne > t > > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/hpizka%40me.com _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
