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mistakes
I agree -- so called "mistakes" are really often just "choices" we would
not
have thought of making -- and as such, they are gifts and openings into
something new. How we respond to the new opening is then another
choice....
:-)
And other times mistakes just sound awful! But rarely is that the case/
David Kirkdorffer
UNDO
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael LaMeyer" <m.lameyer@verizon.net>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 1:10 AM
Subject: RE: Looping percussionists
> Word. Tonight I managed to get a 9/4 percussion loop going while synched
to
> a 4/4 pattern and listening to the click. In front of people. I even
>had
> no intention of doing this, nor any idea how it happened, but there it
was.
> Just keep smiling.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jon Wagner [mailto:jondrums@hotmail.com]
> > Sent: Monday, April 28, 2003 2:52 PM
> > To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> > Subject: Re: Looping percussionists
> >
> <snip>
>
> > Another thing - after being a part of several looping festivals and
> > performances I have noticed one common theme. Many
> > performers at some point
> > make some mistake, and apologize to the audience for it - or
> > even stop the
> > song and start over. Nobody even knew they made a mistake, until the
> > apology. If you assume you did it on purpose, so will
> > everyone else. If
> > you make a lumpy loop - you did it on purpose and let
> > everyone marvel in
> > this new odd-time signature they never knew existed -smile-
> >
> > Jon
>