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I too can play several instruments. I've always been musically inclined, can pretty much pick up any instrument and learn how to play within minutes. I played the Clarinet for 9 years. I gave it up after I graduated high school. I really do miss it. Playing the clarinet was my one place I felt at peace when playing it. I always felt like I had no worries in the world. I know since you guys are also musically inclined, that you can understand what I mean when I say I'm "At Peace". Music is what helps me keep my sanity!!! Thanks for posting this!! I will definitely keep up with this one!! Music is such Beautiful Art!!! May it bring peace to others around the world!! -
 Hi Bearbelly, and welcome!
First let me congratulate you on getting this far in the LAP-BAND® process. I just had my psychological evaluation yesterday, but have been dealing with insurance issues since March. I was switched to another medical group and things seem to be going much better now, thank goodness!
The first time I had any idea that music could touch another person, and that I could do that, was when I played Debussy's Reverie for a friend of mine, and she told me her eyes were wet. I was in college then, but people have told me since that time that when I play it touches them. I used to be too critical of myself to let what they were saying in, but now it kind of fills me with wonder that I could do that. All this to say that, yes, music can really be a spiritual thing for the listener and the performer.
Sorry to go on so long. How has your experience been so far with the process of LAP-BAND®?
What instrument do you play?
It might be interesting to start a thread on how music has affected us as performers as well as the people we play for, or teach.
Again, welcome!
Debbie -
Thank you, Don. I've been an accompanist for a musical theater class at a junior college for the past five or six years. They have always sent checks to me, and I did have to sign a written form, which I suppose was a little different. The past few times they were slower and slower in sending my money, and I finally had to say to my friend, who taught the class, that I wouldn't play any more unless I could be assured of getting paid in a timely manner.
With this Christmas gig, I'm just going to have to tell this woman that I want the money the same night, and if she offers transportation for me, it doesn't mean she gets to deduct that from my check. I play for a good three hours, and more if people are enjoying the music, and that's not counting the time when the hostess likes to lead everybody singing.
Looks like I'm going to have to tell her what I need. But contracts from now on, I think is a good idea.
Debbien -
No, as a matter of fact, I felt better after deciding not to do the gig. The music was pretty awful, and it's taken me a long time to realize that I get to choose what I want to do. I haven't always felt like that, and now that I think of it, I have turned down other gigs, because either they didn't pay, or I felt that I was being taken advantage of, meaning it was just assumed that I'd play. I think the hardest thing with this one was saying no, because the person I talked to was so nice, and it was obvious that she, (she's the librettist) knows nothing about music, vocal, instrumentation, anything, and the composer, according to her, knew nothing about writing vocal music.  All times are GMT -5. The time now is 05:39 AM. |
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