One of the more important things for me is to not get caught up in that inner dialogue while playing, i.e. "Oh, I screwed that up, here comes the part I always have trouble with, I can play this in practice, why did it not come out, the damn banjo is drowning me out, etc." Listening back later is fine for critiquing, but don't get caught up in it when you're playing. Just get lost in the meaning of the song/tune and play it.
On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 9:57 AM, erik berry <[email protected]> wrote: > Most of what's been said I agree with too, but I'd also add that many > times a performance that felt really good in the here and now doesn't > hold up on tape---especially if the musicians are getting excited and > hitting their instruments harder, the recording will show themto be > slightly out of tune, not playing with passion. It's funny. > > erik > > On Dec 3, 1:21 am, Val Mindel <[email protected]> wrote: >> It's hard, Adam. I don't like to listen to ad hoc recordings of vocal >> stuff much. If it is something I'm going to do again (a band piece for >> example) I try to be really disciplined about setting aside the >> initial cringe reactions and listening specifically for what's good >> and what isn't, and then sussing out what exactly made the good stuff >> good and the cringe material not so good. But for jams, it seems more >> satisfying to enjoy the memory the moment. Last summer someone came up >> after a performance to report how moving it was. When I got around to >> listening to a recording, all I could hear was how tired my voice >> sounded and where I had run out of breath (with the subsequent pitch >> wobble). I should have just gone with audience reaction... >> On Dec 2, 11:10 am, Mando Chef <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> > Hey all, >> > I recorded a jam from the other day. I have recorded myself with >> > other in the past but have never gotten used to hearing my self, the >> > mandolin I am used to, but me, no. >> >> > There are times that in the heat of the moment I feel there are some >> > great harmonies but when I listen back I hear inadequacies(sp?). >> > Maybe it's just a more careful listen, looking for errors or how to >> > improve for next time. Whether or not I did my job properly vocally >> > rarely does it sound like me. >> >> > So here goes a more direct approach.... Do you ever get used to >> > hearing your own voice on recordings? >> >> > Adam- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Taterbugmando" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Taterbugmando" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en.
