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We're nearly through with conference week, here at Dayjob. I'm unreasonably exhausted by it; I didn't even have to organize it, or move heavy things!
Meanwhile, I can play a round of 2048 between proofing new book editions. Or worry a little bit about my show, or transcriptions for Crash Kings, though thankfully I've finished both Harry (extremely well-received; several people came up to me and told me how much they loved it, in addition to the general enthusiasm for singing it) and Help, which we have not yet rehearsed, as Monday's rehearsal was mostly spent on the photoshoot for the new brochure. Seems like a waste, especially since we have so few rehearsals before the gala, but I'm sure we'll be fine anyway. Even if there is some choralography. Which induces a heavy but tolerant sigh from me; Lauren's choreographing it, so she knows enough about the capabilities of an unenthusiastic set of choir-dancers not to overdo it nor to make it look dumb.
Meanwhile, I want to get at least Hesitate and one of the 3 remaining songs from the first album transcribed before the Crash Kings show on the 10th. It's been two years, and though I have kept in practice transcribing stuff, and even gotten to do it professionally, I want to keep in the habit of bringing sheet music to Crash Kings. They pretty much started me off on two very important paths: transcribing in general, for pay and for fun, and singing and playing my own songs. Meeting Tony and nerding out about music made me realize that despite their glory on the stage, that kind of skill isn't unattainable: they're real, and I am real, and I could do that, too. I have my first public exhibition of that fact on April 27.
Speaking of which, I had a rehearsal with Stephen on Sunday afternoon, and I don't think it's going to suck. I'm still keeping up a runthrough every day, because I can just imagine that horrible blankness of forgetting how the chords go and being stuck, maybe having to start over, maybe never finishing. I can handle forgetting words, but if I'm in control of the harmonic world and it grinds to a halt, there's no good way to recover. It's happened to me in public before, but I can also reassure myself that I have sung all and played most of these songs in public before, and I haven't choked on them.
Similarly, I think I'll be okay with the monologue/mantra of the Easter In Memory Of Her performance in a few weeks. I did it fine last year, and this time I don't have to learn a new monologue, just remember the same one. Maybe I can force the right state of mind this time and actually shed a few tears, instead of just acting them. In any case, I think it'll go well; I made enough people cry last time that I know it'll be fine even if I do the same thing.
So I'm looking forward to the chamber choir gala, despite my discomfort with fundraising events in general, because I think my arrangement is pretty good and everybody seems to like it. I'm looking forward to the Crash Kings show, because Crash Kings literally changed my life, I want to make them a transcription they like so that they know that, and I know I'm good at transcription. I'm looking forward to Easter In Memory of Her, because I'm sick of not being onstage and I did all right last year and there's nothing new about it. I'm looking forward to my show at Warehouse Live, because SHOW. OF MY OWN STUFF.
I hope enough people buy tickets.
Meanwhile, I can play a round of 2048 between proofing new book editions. Or worry a little bit about my show, or transcriptions for Crash Kings, though thankfully I've finished both Harry (extremely well-received; several people came up to me and told me how much they loved it, in addition to the general enthusiasm for singing it) and Help, which we have not yet rehearsed, as Monday's rehearsal was mostly spent on the photoshoot for the new brochure. Seems like a waste, especially since we have so few rehearsals before the gala, but I'm sure we'll be fine anyway. Even if there is some choralography. Which induces a heavy but tolerant sigh from me; Lauren's choreographing it, so she knows enough about the capabilities of an unenthusiastic set of choir-dancers not to overdo it nor to make it look dumb.
Meanwhile, I want to get at least Hesitate and one of the 3 remaining songs from the first album transcribed before the Crash Kings show on the 10th. It's been two years, and though I have kept in practice transcribing stuff, and even gotten to do it professionally, I want to keep in the habit of bringing sheet music to Crash Kings. They pretty much started me off on two very important paths: transcribing in general, for pay and for fun, and singing and playing my own songs. Meeting Tony and nerding out about music made me realize that despite their glory on the stage, that kind of skill isn't unattainable: they're real, and I am real, and I could do that, too. I have my first public exhibition of that fact on April 27.
Speaking of which, I had a rehearsal with Stephen on Sunday afternoon, and I don't think it's going to suck. I'm still keeping up a runthrough every day, because I can just imagine that horrible blankness of forgetting how the chords go and being stuck, maybe having to start over, maybe never finishing. I can handle forgetting words, but if I'm in control of the harmonic world and it grinds to a halt, there's no good way to recover. It's happened to me in public before, but I can also reassure myself that I have sung all and played most of these songs in public before, and I haven't choked on them.
Similarly, I think I'll be okay with the monologue/mantra of the Easter In Memory Of Her performance in a few weeks. I did it fine last year, and this time I don't have to learn a new monologue, just remember the same one. Maybe I can force the right state of mind this time and actually shed a few tears, instead of just acting them. In any case, I think it'll go well; I made enough people cry last time that I know it'll be fine even if I do the same thing.
So I'm looking forward to the chamber choir gala, despite my discomfort with fundraising events in general, because I think my arrangement is pretty good and everybody seems to like it. I'm looking forward to the Crash Kings show, because Crash Kings literally changed my life, I want to make them a transcription they like so that they know that, and I know I'm good at transcription. I'm looking forward to Easter In Memory of Her, because I'm sick of not being onstage and I did all right last year and there's nothing new about it. I'm looking forward to my show at Warehouse Live, because SHOW. OF MY OWN STUFF.
I hope enough people buy tickets.
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