Music is not just a collection of dots and lines on a piece of manuscript.
Written above and below are more directions, making it almost like a map. You start off at one end and hopefully all finish together as a Band at the other end??
This is not always the case though, as some musicians have there own interpretation on what the directions mean. In this case, it could be like leading lambs to the slaughter, as invariably, if you have an overpowering player, the rest of the section will follow , ending in a car crash!!!
This happened last night.
I don't usually get annoyed, but as the piece of music ground to a halt , with the music crumbling away like a small landslide, I had a flash of white anger and had to turn around and say something. (what me? opinionated!!!)
You see, I would not normally have been bothered, but the same people made the same mistake ,as when we played it last time.
They were adamant ,that they were right and the other 75% of the Band were wrong.
However, another musician went to them and explained ,in simple terms, where they had gone wrong.(again)
'Ooooh yes they said, we get it now'
That remains to be seen ,as they still did not mark their parts and we might not play that piece again for another 3 months?
Luckily we have a very tolerant audience.
I have now been in contact with a London Heritage centre to see if I can secure a photo of my Ancestors Fruit and Veg Shop.
I am truly hooked on this family tree research and the next step will be to purchase Birth and death certificates to delve further back in time.
It would seem though, that I might be the last in line to carry the family name on!!!
No pressure then. I can just see me kicking a ball round with my son/daughter, trying not to fall off my zimmer frame!!!
There is a reason for everything?
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