2009
No particular reason to post this, except that it is fairly (read: extremely) crafty. I always like seeing people pull off high-risk performances of any sort; gives me the warm fuzzies.
Which brings up an interesting point: how much risk are you willing to take in your performances? Speaking strictly for myself, I try to keep the risk:reward ratio at about unity, so I'm not gonna go off half-cocked trying something that I'm not certain I can pull off. Perhaps I'm a lesser musician for it, as I think that the personal benefits (as opposed to the benefits you give the audience) from performing something live that is right on the bleeding edge of your abilities is probably the most rewarding.
Assuming, of course, that you don't fuck up.
posted November 23, 2009 by theshamblers
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posted November 23, 2009 by Chris Randall
This guy does with 2 hands what a lot people would need 4 to pull off - simply amazing technique especiall when his right hand is playing higher up the neck than his left -
see link [www.youtube.com]
posted November 23, 2009 by bcomnes
posted November 23, 2009 by Keith Handy
So, to answer your question, that's how.
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posted November 23, 2009 by Chris Randall
their album of baroque music (especially the compositions by rameau!) is really good, if you want to hear technically amazing, but very expressive guitar playing
link [www.amazon.com]
posted November 23, 2009 by ricemutt
as for performance, my current band is actually my first band where i am performing music i helped to write. i have noticed that i have been consistently writing guitar parts just a little out of my range, something that was initially a bit frustrating, but is, as you might imagine, actually a great way to improve.
(the caveat here of course is that i have been quite a bit out of practice on guitar for quite a while, so the just-slightly-too-difficult parts are truly not *that* difficult. :D )
posted November 23, 2009 by dj empirical
posted November 23, 2009 by inteliko
But I don't think that's in the "risk" category, more "circus act".
posted November 23, 2009 by VicDiesel
I think these experiences are the ones where you find you can broaden your abilities naturally, when you break through any fears or ideas of where you're at (restrictive illusions), get out of your own way and just go for it from a good vibe. As long as there is an element of worry about the way one is being perceived (ego), making mistakes, or whether what you're doing is sufficiently displaying this illusory range of abilities the experience for the audience and performer will always be a bit of a shortcoming.
Sure you could just approach it from a superficial point and show off, and you and the audience might get something from it but you probably get more when it's about something other than yourself and the mere demonstration of skills.
posted November 23, 2009 by paco
