Why Record Yourself ?

Why Record Yourself?

It has been awhile since you have heard from me. So this offers me the opportunity to literally turn my broadcast upside down. Now you will see the article at the bottom, quotes on the top, and any little announcement in the middle

Quotes

I have kept a journal for many years and have collected quotes that I think have a message of some sort. I have also included some of my own musings about life and music. I hope you enjoy them and find them helpful.

I also urge you to keep a journal as it always inspires me to add something new or use the journal to keep my own thinking positi ve.

The number one skill that all successful musicians have mastered is not giving up .

............ ...Annon.

Zenosyne: The sense that time keeps going faster

...............John Koenig

The dictionary of Obscure Sorrows.

Onism: The awareness of how little of the world you will experience

..............John Koenig

The dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

The best weight you will ever lose

is the weight of others opinions of you.

..............Unknown

You only need to practice music for a minute a day.

Sounds radical doesn't it?

The point is getting your instrument out of the case, sitting down, calming down, forgetting all the things that are pulling on you, and getting started. If you are interested at all you can't just practice one minute. The next thing you know you will be thinking, my chops are getting tired, so i better quit for today. Do that EVERY day.

............... M. V.

He said, "Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year. He is rich who owns the day, and no one owns the day who allows it to be invaded with fret and anxiety. Finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities, no doubt crept in. Forget them as soon as you can, tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely, with too high a spirit to be cumbered with your old nonsense. This new day is too dear, with its hopes and invitations, to waste a moment on the yesterdays."

............... Ralph Waldo Emerson

Those that don't want to imitate anything produce nothing

................. Salvadore Dali

To record yourself is to know yourself.

..................M. V.

To be excellent at small things takes the same amount of effort

as be excellent at big things

.............Horoscope

and to continue the theme

It takes as much time to chase the big money

as it does to chase the small money

.................M.V.

Politics is the Entertainment Division

of the Military Industrial Complex

................Frank Zappa

Let no man pull you low

enough to hate him.

.............Martin Luther King

Go with truth and beauty,

and forget the rest.

..............Bill Evans

The Chamber Music of John Scott........ and other delightful morsels

I have a new CD coming out soon. The release date is January 15, 2020. This is the first classical CD I have come out with in awhile as I have been recording in the Jazz and Pop genres as of late. I think you will enjoy this CD quite a lot. It features the original Chamber Music of John Scott, with a Clarinet Quintet and a Saxophone Quartet, and the music of Damon Zick with his Jazz/Classical oriented Sax Quartet. The CD is finished off with the unaccompanied A Minor Sonata of Bach (Mvt1) for flute, and also the unaccompanied Du Style by Theo Charlier, originally written for trumpet, and performed on Clarinet.

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While you are at the web site check out the other CD's that are available and give them a listen as you are bound to find a style you like.Please take a moment to peruse the rest of the website too.

I assume you got the joke. I hope the image above is not the way you think. If it is, it is time to start thinking in a more healthy way about music. It really is not a contest though the way we learn can make you think that.it is Trust that a healthy practice schedule will bring you all the success you want If you just stick with it. The more you can practice when you are young gives you a real advantage as it is easier to learn when you are young, not quite as easy while you are in your teens and in college, and then with the many complications of adult life it is even more difficult. Having said that you can put in the time necessary at any point in your life to be excellent at your craft. There is no substitute for practice and at some point in your life it is necessary to practice 2-4 hours or more a day for a few years with a good teacher to guide you. it all starts with one minute a day. If you are not planning to be a professional musician all that practice will give you "ears" which will help you to listen to music. Also the lessons learned though practicing will help you in any career you choose including any music related business.

WHY YOU SHOULD RECORD YOURSELF

The simple answer is to hear your own progress and play your recording for others who may enjoy it.And the other simple answer is in the quotes above. To record yourself is to know yourself or at least a lot more about yourself and your approach to music. .

Keeping a recorded journal of yourself (audio or video) on a regular basis is a wonderful way to hear yourself improve over the months and years. It is also a reflection of what was happening at different points in your life. It is a tremendous learning tool that was not easily available until relatively recently. Save those recordings !!!

In the beginning it is a way to give joy to other people, whether it is your parents, your friends, a concert audience or anyone else. In the long run it is your business card as well as a catalyst for your career goals.

When I started there was no video taping. it was 78, 45 and 331/3 RPM records and one had to invest in a fairly expensive tape recorder to hear themselves play. As the years went on it was easier and easier to be able to record oneself, until now you can go into almost any big store and find some type of tape recorder. In addition really high quality hand held recorders (no longer with tape) are available at any music specialty shop and on the internet for a very reasonable cost. In addition, with a good microphone you can find recording programs for your computer from free to professional quality depending on your needs. You also get a hint at becoming a recording engineer while learning to record yourself and ultimately your friends.

You can also buy fairly inexpensive devices to video yourself while recording sound at the same time. And of course video recording is the standard these days. People seem to want to see you play as well as hear you. I have always wondered about the idea of listening with our eyes.

Either way these recordings become the scrapbook of your life.

A word of caution! Whether you are recording yourself (either by audio or video means) remember that it is the first "take," that is unedited that is who you really are. That is how you really play. Editing is for perfection and as we know nothing, or relatively nothing, is perfect so never confuse your raw recording and your edited recording in judging where you are really at with your playing. In listening to recordings of others keep in mind whether it was "live" or perfected in the editing booth. It will make you feel a lot better to contrast yourself to live recordings (not common in recent years), as you will not be assuming that you are supposed to sound perfect every time and to put that huge chain around your neck. Remember there is a lot of humanity in music. Be kind to yourself.

Music is huge. Ask any great concert violinist in the world if they can play a good country fiddle behind a singer. Most likely not. Both kinds of music are valid. All music is valid despite our own concept and tastes and the concepts of those that create music.

There is a blog called Jazz on the Tube . It comes out every day with a video, mostly of great jazz masters. The creator of the web show recently asked for any information his listeners may have about great jazz players he does not know about. Then he said " there seems to be as many great players as stars in the sky." Be sure and accept your place in the galaxy of music and know that it is important despite all the other stars in the sky. Your star could prove to be very important for you and others. We never know nor should we judge ourselves by comparing ourselves negatively compared to others We all bring something special to music. Ourselves.

Make your music is fun, not work and understand that though music is time consuming it is not difficult, it is just the speed of the river, and we will always grow and get better and own more of the galaxy of music, just by practicing a bit.

Back to recording for just a moment. It changes every day and there are more opportunities to see and hear it every day, even with the chance of harm to live music.Remember Live music is unique in its sound, its presentation and its importance.

I don't know where recorded music is going but I do know it will continue to change and be here for a long time, so use it wisely and to your advantage by paying attention to it.

A Closing Note:

A friend of mine, Rich Pulin, runs a non-profit that does a regular radio broadcast with prominent musicians and puts on concerts for school kids in the Las Vegas area. It is called THE EARLY CHILDHOOD MUSIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION and I am sure he would appreciate a donation of some sort. I know everyone is asking for money these days but the best time to give is at the end of the year. By doing this you will know "for sure" that you only donated once (unless you want to do it more often). Go to Rich's website and give it a look as it is a valuable asset to our music community. The link is below.

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Always be happy with where you are at, while you are trying to get to where you want to be .

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