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 <taterbugmu...@gmail.com>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 <lj...@intas.net.au> 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, mandoho...@comcast.net 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" <taterbugmu...@gmail.com> > > > > > 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. I want to get to know your > > > musical fingerprints... > > > Instiga-tater > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Taterbugmando" group. > To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<taterbugmando%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://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 taterbugma...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en.
