The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #74018 Message #1289241
Posted By: Jeanie
05-Oct-04 - 11:19 AM
Thread Name: Unwanted Accompaniment
Subject: RE: Unwanted Accompaniment
Rather than looking at it in terms of everyone being both audience and performer, it could be looked at like this: in this situation, no-one is either performer or audience. That demarcation doesn't exist in a session where, as described earlier here,' if someone played a tune, e.g. on accordion, several others joined in on diverse musical instruments.' Sometimes it's going to sound magical, sometimes it's going to sound ..... something else ! The person starting the song or tune isn't THE performer and isn't solely reponsible for the success (or otherwise) of the result, and need expect neither praise or blame, however it turns out.
There is fun to be had in both ad hoc jamming and highly polished, highly rehearsed performance. The important thing, I think, is that the fun isn't lost in either situation.
- jeanie