Very good points Gathel. I have already learned alot about myself watching my video attempts. Like do I really hold my pick like that?!! Kinda like listening to your own voice. We do tend to be our own worst critics. I also find this group very supportive of everyone's attempts and hope to have my version of "Bug Water" up soon, double slops and all.
Funny how Val and I came up with the same phrase! Kathy On 12/17/10, Gathel Runnels <[email protected]> wrote: > I agree with the big Tater. What's really important is to have fun and do > what you can. You learn a lot from listening and watching yourself play. You > see all the mistakes and hear that stuff you thought sounded like one thing > doesn't really sound that way. It's painful for most of us to see and hear > recordings of ourselves but the thing I've realized is that everybody else > has already seen and heard what you really sound like and most still like to > pick with you. Others have already accepted you for what you are so just do > your best and use it as a learning experience. Look at it in very technical > terms like how would it sound different if I positioned the mic differently > or used more down strokes or bought a much better instrument or whatever. > Pretend that your looking at someone else and what would you tell them to > make their pickin' better. > This has been fun to see how everyone treats the tune a little differently. > It's easy to see how, in the days before recordings, that tunes evolved. > Keep 'em coming. > > Gathel > > On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 8:48 AM, mistertaterbug > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Just do what you can do. No judgements from out here in Taterbug land. >> Val invented a new phrase the other day by accident(slip of the >> tongue) that I think applies to all of us. Her phrase is "double >> slops". Too funny, too true. Loosen up and enjoy yourself. You don't >> have to wear your best hat in front of us. We like you like you are, >> warts and all. You listening, Clyde? >> Tbug >> >> On Dec 17, 6:16 am, Linda <[email protected]> wrote: >> > That goes for me too..heck I have only been working on mando serious >> > for a couple of years....I working too. >> > I draw some and find what I aim for from my head is nothing like what >> > comes out on paper. And its that way with the mando too. I am >> > hearing it, and when I play it on vid, it seems like somebody else and >> > not how my head is hearing it. Remarks from Tater are noted and >> > appreciated. >> > I am aiming for my muse...might be more like a mess though. This is a >> > great exercise challenges on so many levels all in the one go. Still >> > fussing with it..still trying... >> > >> > On Dec 17, 4:00 pm, [email protected] wrote: >> > >> > > I've been working pretty hard on Grub Springs, have recorded it three >> times now but what's coming out >> > > is not what I'm hearing in my head, I'm not happy with it at all. I >> think I have to grind it up again a few more >> > > times and see what comes out. This is strange for me as I'm not the >> least bit bashful about my playing, I've >> > > been know to jump right into any jam, crash and burn and come up >> smiling like I meant to do it just like that. >> > > But this is different, serious folks that know what they are doing and >> some mighty fine pickers. Not so easy >> > > to skin your ignorance in front of your heroes. I'm working on it. >> > >> > > Clyde Clevenger >> > > Just My Opinion, But It's Right >> > > Salem, Oregon >> > > Old Circle >> > >> > > ----- Original Message ----- >> > > From: "mistertaterbug" <[email protected]> >> > >> > > Can I say something here? Can I be slightly a hard ass? Here's the >> > > deal...this tune of the month thing is about each of us playing our >> > > interpretation of a given song/tune. That means, whatever your muse >> > > tells you, that's what you do. If you hear a song in a different >> > > genre, have at it. If you want to play it on something beside >> > > mandolin, do it. Give your emotions their due. Give your whims their >> > > due. Give every phrase your best. Don't hold back and let the damned >> > > censor take over your creativity before you can even get started. Come >> > > on folks, there's enough empty musical dialogue in the world. Make a >> > > point, take a stand, pour your heart out. 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