Re: Mainstream versus filk

posted by [identity profile] mjlayman.livejournal.com at 10:16pm on 14/04/2007
I was looking for [livejournal.com profile] skylarker's LJ name for my Thursday con report and came upon this thread. I know the SEMPs and they know me, but my problem with them is that they don't consider singers to be musicians. If you have an instrument, but play badly (as was true in the Friday party), you can be in the circle. If you're a professional trained musician but sing, you can't be in the circle, or at least only until another instrumentalist shows up. I don't see any use in singing outside the circle because it's not really participating -- you don't really hear the intricacies of the music.

That wasn't why I skipped the Tor party, though. My ankles were +4 pitting edema by then so I spent Sunday night in bed with my feet up on pillows.
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Re: Mainstream versus filk

posted by [identity profile] skylarker.livejournal.com at 11:24pm on 14/04/2007
I've known a capella singers to join the Open Music. And even be well received, though it's hard for instrumentalists to join in with them, other than simple percussion. There've been some very lovely opportunities for vocal harmony, though. (I always enjoy it when [livejournal.com profile] mplsfish sings LCohen's Hallelujah.)

I'm sorry to hear about the trouble with your ankles. I got a small open circle going in the bar for a while on Sunday, and another singer would have been welcome.
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Re: Mainstream versus filk

posted by [identity profile] mjlayman.livejournal.com at 11:32pm on 14/04/2007
I have the curse of perfect pitch, so I could sing and instruments follow, but usually I sing an instrumental part. Sometimes harmony, if it's right for a piece, but usually something like a clarinet or trumpet part that would be there if the piece was orchestrated. I have enough lung now to sing, maybe I should rent some wind instruments and see if I have enough for them.

The ankles are always bad when I sit up straight for most of the day. At home, I use the recliner most of the time.
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Re: Mainstream versus filk

posted by [identity profile] skylarker.livejournal.com at 12:10am on 15/04/2007
I meant that not all the local instrumentalists are so expert that they can tell what key a singer is in and play unfamiliar material by ear. There are some who could do it, but they might hesitate without a specific invitation to try it.
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