Re: difficult transformations, psychologically
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2022 8:44 am
In one of the "freeway philharmonics" with which I'm involved, the relationships between the music director and musicians (though - of course - we immediately play/phrase/etc. as he demands) are fairly relaxed...well...except for (perhaps) a handful of folks who (per typical) "don't get it", and might tend to claim butthurtness to their "artiste-ry".
He teases us, and we tease him back.
Recently, he wisecracked back at me (missing a natural in something that was passed out on the spur of the moment...yes...I ACTUALLY DO make occasional goofs and MORE lately - when reading, because - re: cataracts - I'm doing a LOT of guessing), and (since I really didn't have a good comeback ready) all I could come up with (off the cuff) was "Maestro, Since we're always playing in these sharp keys, my middle finger is just too tired to raise it, at the moment."
He teases us, and we tease him back.
Recently, he wisecracked back at me (missing a natural in something that was passed out on the spur of the moment...yes...I ACTUALLY DO make occasional goofs and MORE lately - when reading, because - re: cataracts - I'm doing a LOT of guessing), and (since I really didn't have a good comeback ready) all I could come up with (off the cuff) was "Maestro, Since we're always playing in these sharp keys, my middle finger is just too tired to raise it, at the moment."