[Dixielandjazz] SIT-INS

[Russ Guarino]

I have found, the few times I've sat in, that one or two tunes is just not enough.
It take a few tunes to get warmed up and in the groove.

Also, if the band chooses unfamiliar tunes or familiar tunes in strange keys or with
strange changes, or at high speeds, the rookie musician can easily get lost or
disoriented leading to discouragement and self doubt.

I would suggest that if you do let rookie musicians sit in, be kind and chose
material that allows a reasonable change of success.

Russ Guarino

TCASHWIGG at aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 10/10/03 7:51:38 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> zenith at ans.com.au writes:
>
> > Younger people are always encouraged to sit-in for a couple of numbers
> > maximum (only one if they are hopeless and embarrassed) regardless of known or
> > unknown competence except not allowed on International festival platforms.
> >
> >
>
> Hi Tom:
>
> I would like to go on record regarding the youth players, which may have not
> been clear in my previous posts and replies.
>
> I have no objections whatsoever towards the encouragement of young players,
> however they should be introduced as exactly what they are, and make it known
> that the band would like to invite them up to play a number (hopefully the best
> one they know) to showcase them as a budding future professional.
>
> I may not have sounded like I was for that in my previous posts, because I
> tend to treat all posters on the list as Professional players earning a living
> in this business, as I have done for forty years.  I don't know any other way,
> and had to learn how to be successful the hard way making most of the mistakes
> in the early days of my career.
>
> I sometimes forget that there are a lot of amateurs, and wannabes, and never
> gonna bees and just plain wonderful audience people on this great list that
> offer their opinions and view points from time to time, right or wrong and
> sometimes even in the middle
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tom Wiggins
> Saint Gabriel's Celestial Brass Band.
>
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