Weird how musicians from different disciplines find
different things difficult to adapt to.
Many a time I’ve wished I had learned one instrument
classically to give me an understanding of theory etc. Only to meet a classical
musician absolutely baffled by folk/blues/roots music.
I thought I’d been having trouble adapting to the music of the
LGO until I spoke to the other new members. Everyone finds the changeable
nature of the arrangements tricky. Most challenging however is receiving a
score that:
a) May be the part you are playing.
b)Might be the part you need to harmonise with.
c) May have no dicernable relation to the tune you can hear people playing.
That said I’ve still got a month before the gig at the union
chapel... Plenty of time to get it all right in my head.
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