Subject: RE: Playing with Others
From: Stringsinger - PM
Date: 22 Feb 09 - 03:30 PM

"Piers, a solo at a club might work if you are as good as Franz Bruggen.

Otherwise, an accompanist is advised."

I am afraid you are probably right.

We played a couple of tangos by Carlos Gardel and she liked them and wants to work on them. I think they might go over well at a club, even if it's not the usual fare. Tango is very popular here, anyway, and his songs are very good.

"Learning to play with others is a qualification for being a good musician."

Er, I suppose so. I mostly haven't had the opportunity or didn't really push it when I did have people around me who were playing together. My last attempt to find people by putting up a notice was somewhat of a disaster.

I did notice that sloppy counting (or not counting) does not work at all when playing with another person. I've gotten a bit lax in that respect. I often play songs by Antonio Carlos Jobim and other Latin American songs and one really has to count, so I do know better.