[Dixielandjazz] A slow start to the Million Dollar Question

Thu, 18 Jul 2002 17:04:31 EDT

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In a message dated 7/18/02 12:27:21 PM Central Daylight Time, 
stridepiano@tesco.net writes:

> Bill Sargent said :
> 
> "it's a concious effort of physicological programming."
> 
> Okay Bill, you've got me. Despite receiving a pretty impressive education I
> do not have the remotest idea of what that means. Please provide an
> interpretation.

Considering how I spelled physcological, I guess I don't know what it means 
either.

Really, it's simple, and I suspect everyone hear already knows the answer.

Anybody who's been performing for any length of time should already know that 
first impressions are lasting ones, and the first minute of a performance is 
porbably the one of the most important determining factors of how that 
performance will be perceived. As well as the last tune and the notes, 
melodies, that the audience carrys away with them determines how you will be 
remembered.

Pacing the music so that different tempos and different styles stand out 
within the performance and pace the performance so it goes somewhere from a 
point A to a point B without wandering about aimlessly.

That the excitement level and entertainment value builds, or increases 
throughout the set . . .  rather than the other way around. That the 
performance ends on a higher note than it started.

It's all musical "choreography". I believe everyone on this list already 
knows this stuff.

Hope this helps,
Bill
414-777-0100
BillSargent.com

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<HTML>In a message dated 7/18/02 12:27:21 PM Central Daylight Time, stridepiano@tesco.net writes: 
 
 
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Bill Sargent said : 
 
"it's a concious effort of physicological programming." 
 
Okay Bill, you've got me. Despite receiving a pretty impressive education I 
do not have the remotest idea of what that means. Please provide an 
interpretation.</BLOCKQUOTE> 
 
Considering how I spelled physcological, I guess I don't know what it means either. 
 
Really, it's simple, and I suspect everyone hear already knows the answer. 
 
Anybody who's been performing for any length of time should already know that first impressions are lasting ones, and the first minute of a performance is porbably the one of the most important determining factors of how that performance will be perceived. As well as the last tune and the notes, melodies, that the audience carrys away with them determines how you will be remembered. 
 
Pacing the music so that different tempos and different styles stand out within the performance and pace the performance so it goes somewhere from a point A to a point B without wandering about aimlessly. 
 
That the excitement level and entertainment value builds, or increases throughout the set . . .&nbsp; rather than the other way around. That the performance ends on a higher note than it started. 
 
It's all musical "choreography". I believe everyone on this list already knows this stuff. 
 
Hope this helps, 
Bill 
414-777-0100 
BillSargent.com</HTML>

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