Yay, played for the first time in a session!

inkygirl · Post by **inkygirl** » Sun Dec 19, 2004 3:46 pm

My hands were shaking and I made some flubs, but I enjoyed myself tremendously:

http://www.blatherings.com/archives/002604.html

Next personal goal: be able to play a tune from memory at a regular session.

Thanks so much for your earlier welcome and encouragement, everyone!

Debbie

dubhlinn · Post by **dubhlinn** » Sun Dec 19, 2004 3:53 pm

Congratulations.

The first time round can be pretty scary but now you're on your way!
Stick with it and soon the smile will be a permanent feature.

Lovely bit of Blogging too!!

Slan,
D.

Jerry Freeman · Post by **Jerry Freeman** » Sun Dec 19, 2004 4:32 pm

Awww.

That's just too cool. I read your blog, and I'm smilin' ear to ear.

Best wishes,
Jerry

izzarina · Post by **izzarina** » Sun Dec 19, 2004 5:04 pm

How exciting, Debbie!!!

And I loved your description. I have yet to play in a session, so I'm a bit jealous

I'm glad you had such a wonderful time! Congratulations!!

Azalin · Post by **Azalin** » Sun Dec 19, 2004 5:26 pm

Hey Debbie,

Good stuff, the people at your session are lovely people. I didnt know there was a session at the Tranzac, is that new? Anyway, a bunch of us from Montreal will be at the Chris Langan festival, mostly at the Tranzac, so I might see you there

PS: There's a whistle workshop you don't want to miss, I'm going at the advanced one but I'm sure the beginner one would be great for you.

colomon · Post by **colomon** » Sun Dec 19, 2004 6:28 pm

I'm pretty sure the Tranzac session was there when I first checked out Toronto sessions, back in 2000 or so.

Also (reading the blog entry), I have a suspicion I've met the whistle player with the hard-to-get black whistle, at least if it is an O'Riordan....

anniemcu · Post by **anniemcu** » Sun Dec 19, 2004 6:46 pm

Excellent! Now that your feet are wet, you'll find it easier each time, I'd wager.

I still get the heebeegeebees, LOL, but I'm not about to let it stop me (though I'm sure sometimes it *should*!).

Hooray for you!!!

annie

Miwokhill · Post by **Miwokhill** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 7:37 pm

4 posts and you're playing in sessions! I'm jealous too! --Great description of your experience! I haven't gotten to the point where I can play sessions but from past experience with other instruments a good way to work on this is to record a backing track with guitar, just strumming the chords, and then to play along with this yourself. This way you can slow it down enough to play along. You could also play the melody slowly and then see if you can play along with that. This could be done with a whistle or a mandolin or fiddle, for the initial track that is. I'm sure there are other, and better, ideas than this for getting up to speed for session playing. -mike

Whistling Willie · Post by **Whistling Willie** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 7:41 pm

Good for you....keep at it and you will enjoy it even more

buddhu · Post by **buddhu** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 7:34 am

Yay! Congratulations. Kick ass!!!

There's nothing like playing with other musicians.

SilverStrand · Post by **SilverStrand** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 1:32 pm

Good job! I can understand it being scary at first....I haven't gotten a chance to play with others yet, and I am nervous just thinking about it. I guess I just need to be a bit more confident with myself!!

I am happy for you!!!

emmline · Post by **emmline** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 1:35 pm

That's a nice blog site. I might have to switch from the nasty personal restricted webspace provided by comcast.

I.D.10-t · Post by **I.D.10-t** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 2:10 pm

I always felt this way in Washington D.C. when I read my work at poetry readings. I miss that buzz, the shaking hands, the feeling that my peers were sharing and I was sharing with them. Alas, no place here has the same kind of coffee shop readings that they had.

Crap, now I want to try a session. Fortunately, piccolo playing shouldn't stand out too much, right?

dubhlinn · Post by **dubhlinn** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 2:14 pm

Don't be betting on that ...

http://www.asaplive.com/FARNE/Listening ... 247&cs=739

I had one or two of his albums years back.

Serious stuff...

Slan,
D.

peeplj · Post by **peeplj** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 8:35 pm

The more sessions you play, the easier its gets, the more you relax, and the more fun you have.

It sounds to me like you're off to a fine start!

--James