Don, I am working on that...don't find it easy...thanks for the reminder. linda
On Dec 4, 4:10 am, Don <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > athttp://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.
