Yes, I finally recorded myself :-) ... it was a team
effort. My daughters, home on break,
helped with the recording, and video production, then Ron uploaded to my
computer, and my daughter Leena finished the job. This video is actually from two separate sessions
- no, I didn't change outfits in between recording LOL - but Leena edited
everything together. Scroll to bottom
for link.
So what did I learn from the whole experience?
1) I needed a lot of help on the technical end (there
were a number of pieces that I could not do myself), but it was interesting to
see myself playing.
2) I was reminded that motivation - in this case, because
of a project I was FINALLY doing - matters.
Making progress, especially when it's really difficult to MAKE progress,
feels pretty meaningless unless you have a reason to do it. Seems like the big "duh" but it's
true. There's a balance between making
music for self-expression, and making music as a shared experience.
3) I need to find a simpler way to present
recordings. I need to find out about
using a tripod for Ron's smart phone, on the theory that video production would
be easier. I want to do more recording,
but I need a way to do it so that I'm not QUITE
so dependent on others.
Despite the frustrations, I'm glad I did this. This video is very different from the ones I
used to post on my channel, and the inner critic in me feels sad about
that. On the other hand, this is a far
cry from not being able to play at all. So
I took a deep breath, and decided to share a bit of my music, in addition to
sharing my words. Just as for this one, I'm not going to worry about future
videos looking or sounding like I recorded in a studio. The point is for me to
have some fun.
I hope you enjoy it, and thanks for watching!
