Comments for Darin Wilson - Pianist/Composer http://darinwilson.info music, art, creativity, and a smattering of geekery Wed, 14 Apr 2010 06:57:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Darin’s Archive: The Christmas Song That Wasn’t A Christmas Song by darin http://darinwilson.info/2009/12/21/darins-archive-the-christmas-song-that-wasnt-a-christmas-song/#comment-253 darin Wed, 14 Apr 2010 06:57:12 +0000 http://darinwilson.info/?p=233#comment-253 Thanks, Lev! "Impossible" was often the name of the game in this racket. :-/ Thanks, Lev! “Impossible” was often the name of the game in this racket. :-/

]]> Comment on Darin’s Archive: The Christmas Song That Wasn’t A Christmas Song by Lev Parikian http://darinwilson.info/2009/12/21/darins-archive-the-christmas-song-that-wasnt-a-christmas-song/#comment-252 Lev Parikian Wed, 14 Apr 2010 06:48:05 +0000 http://darinwilson.info/?p=233#comment-252 Good job on an impossible brief! Good job on an impossible brief!

]]> Comment on Song-A-Day 2010: Game On by CG http://darinwilson.info/2010/02/03/song-a-day-2010-game-on/#comment-220 CG Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:51:26 +0000 http://darinwilson.info/?p=242#comment-220 Sounds pretty awesome so far, Darin! Curious to hear how you think the practice stacks up against your bullet points. (wait till week three before answering CG Sounds pretty awesome so far, Darin! Curious to hear how you think the practice stacks up against your bullet points. (wait till week three before answering

CG

]]> Comment on Song-A-Day 2010: Game On by Sunna http://darinwilson.info/2010/02/03/song-a-day-2010-game-on/#comment-218 Sunna Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:59:13 +0000 http://darinwilson.info/?p=242#comment-218 This is a great idea. I am also a perfectionist so I don't know if I could put a tune out there that I'm not satisfied with. I wish you the best. Maybe I'll play along next year. This is a great idea. I am also a perfectionist so I don’t know if I could put a tune out there that I’m not satisfied with. I wish you the best. Maybe I’ll play along next year.

]]> Comment on The Perils Of Perfectionism by Song-A-Day 2010: Game On « Darin Wilson – Pianist/Composer http://darinwilson.info/2008/09/01/the-perils-of-perfectionism/#comment-217 Song-A-Day 2010: Game On « Darin Wilson – Pianist/Composer Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:39:54 +0000 http://darinwilson.info/2007/04/15/the-lure-of-perfectionism/#comment-217 [...] perfectionism at bay for awhile. As I wrote in a previous post, there’s a time and place for perfectionism. The Song-A-Day project definitely ain’t [...] [...] perfectionism at bay for awhile. As I wrote in a previous post, there’s a time and place for perfectionism. The Song-A-Day project definitely ain’t [...]

]]> Comment on The Perils Of Perfectionism by David Thomas http://darinwilson.info/2008/09/01/the-perils-of-perfectionism/#comment-176 David Thomas Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:55:13 +0000 http://darinwilson.info/2007/04/15/the-lure-of-perfectionism/#comment-176 Darin- Karl found you through a post on my blog where I linked to yours. I plan to continue to explore this subject myself. I have a friend who personally, in her house, was the sloppiest of anyone, and in her playing, a perfectionist, obsessive. Now she is finding she wants to be perfectly clean in her house as well, and it's helping her become a happier person. I think I may also be a closet perfectionist. Facing up to that helps to find balance, and respond to the wonderful urge to play something really perfectly. Darin- Karl found you through a post on my blog where I linked to yours. I plan to continue to explore this subject myself. I have a friend who personally, in her house, was the sloppiest of anyone, and in her playing, a perfectionist, obsessive. Now she is finding she wants to be perfectly clean in her house as well, and it’s helping her become a happier person. I think I may also be a closet perfectionist. Facing up to that helps to find balance, and respond to the wonderful urge to play something really perfectly.

]]> Comment on The Perils Of Perfectionism by darin http://darinwilson.info/2008/09/01/the-perils-of-perfectionism/#comment-175 darin Tue, 08 Dec 2009 06:28:04 +0000 http://darinwilson.info/2007/04/15/the-lure-of-perfectionism/#comment-175 Karl, you make a great point about not letting yourself get completely blocked when you hit a trouble spot. And I agree that it's often best to leave it and come back with a fresh approach. I think my larger question is what happens when you've gone back to measure 53 on several occasions and it still doesn't feel quite right? When do you allow yourself to move on not just to another spot in the piece, but to something new altogether? David touched on this in his most recent comment: he's working on a book of etudes and has no deadline. How will he determine that the work he's done is "good enough", make the recording, then move on to something new? I have no real answers, but the questions fascinate me. Karl, you make a great point about not letting yourself get completely blocked when you hit a trouble spot. And I agree that it’s often best to leave it and come back with a fresh approach.

I think my larger question is what happens when you’ve gone back to measure 53 on several occasions and it still doesn’t feel quite right? When do you allow yourself to move on not just to another spot in the piece, but to something new altogether?

David touched on this in his most recent comment: he’s working on a book of etudes and has no deadline. How will he determine that the work he’s done is “good enough”, make the recording, then move on to something new?

I have no real answers, but the questions fascinate me.

]]> Comment on The Perils Of Perfectionism by dtclarinet http://darinwilson.info/2008/09/01/the-perils-of-perfectionism/#comment-174 dtclarinet Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:48:03 +0000 http://darinwilson.info/2007/04/15/the-lure-of-perfectionism/#comment-174 Karl, what a marvelous and subtle solution. It is apparent that perfectionism is a complicated little knot which must not be ignored. I am beginning to realize I am a "closet" perfectionist. And that I should be more honest about the details which bother me, but which I gloss over in the name of efficiency. I usually have a deadline, being and orchestral musician with weekly concerts. But now that I am attempting to "perfect" a book of etudes to a recording level for my own satisfaction, I am having to face the issues discussed here. Karl, what a marvelous and subtle solution. It is apparent that perfectionism is a complicated little knot which must not be ignored.

I am beginning to realize I am a “closet” perfectionist. And that I should be more honest about the details which bother me, but which I gloss over in the name of efficiency.

I usually have a deadline, being and orchestral musician with weekly concerts. But now that I am attempting to “perfect” a book of etudes to a recording level for my own satisfaction, I am having to face the issues discussed here.

]]> Comment on The Perils Of Perfectionism by Karl Henning http://darinwilson.info/2008/09/01/the-perils-of-perfectionism/#comment-173 Karl Henning Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:53:33 +0000 http://darinwilson.info/2007/04/15/the-lure-of-perfectionism/#comment-173 ". . . and opinions varied widely. Some argued that when you’re stuck, it’s best to let go and move on; others said that details were the most important part so they must be obsessed over." But these two points can be harmonized (to some degree). Even if you feel strongly that measure 53 needs *something*, NOW may not be the time that you discover that something. Make note that you want to go back to that spot, AND go on. You can still make your way to the final double-bar. The thing is, not to get in to the habit of feeling that the inscription of that double-bar "means" that you're done. (I.e., it *can* mean that, OR it may be that you need to go back and "fix" measure 53 . . . and because your musical attention has been fixed on other matters, you may be fresher for the task of "repairing" measure 53. The other music which you have composed for the rest of the piece, may "unlock" for you, th epuzzle of what you need to do with measure 53. Cheers, ~Karl “. . . and opinions varied widely. Some argued that when you’re stuck, it’s best to let go and move on; others said that details were the most important part so they must be obsessed over.”

But these two points can be harmonized (to some degree). Even if you feel strongly that measure 53 needs *something*, NOW may not be the time that you discover that something. Make note that you want to go back to that spot, AND go on. You can still make your way to the final double-bar. The thing is, not to get in to the habit of feeling that the inscription of that double-bar “means” that you’re done. (I.e., it *can* mean that, OR it may be that you need to go back and “fix” measure 53 . . . and because your musical attention has been fixed on other matters, you may be fresher for the task of “repairing” measure 53. The other music which you have composed for the rest of the piece, may “unlock” for you, th epuzzle of what you need to do with measure 53.

Cheers,
~Karl

]]> Comment on The Perils Of Perfectionism by darin http://darinwilson.info/2008/09/01/the-perils-of-perfectionism/#comment-172 darin Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:23:14 +0000 http://darinwilson.info/2007/04/15/the-lure-of-perfectionism/#comment-172 Thanks for the feedback, David - it's much appreciated. And I quite agree that perfection is just something we strive for, knowing full well that we'll never attain it. It sounds odd, but I believe it's true. Thanks for the feedback, David – it’s much appreciated. And I quite agree that perfection is just something we strive for, knowing full well that we’ll never attain it. It sounds odd, but I believe it’s true.

]]> Comment on The Perils Of Perfectionism by David Thomas http://darinwilson.info/2008/09/01/the-perils-of-perfectionism/#comment-171 David Thomas Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:45:15 +0000 http://darinwilson.info/2007/04/15/the-lure-of-perfectionism/#comment-171 Good post Darin. Thoughtful and insightful. Cute comment at the end about it not being "quite right". Is it ever perfect? Perfection is an ideal, not attainable. We can only get close. But that's the journey, and the reward. Good post Darin. Thoughtful and insightful. Cute comment at the end about it not being “quite right”. Is it ever perfect? Perfection is an ideal, not attainable. We can only get close. But that’s the journey, and the reward.

]]> Comment on The Trouble With "Good" by Austin Tichenor http://darinwilson.info/2009/10/06/the-trouble-with-good/#comment-154 Austin Tichenor Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:31:54 +0000 http://fertileground.wordpress.com/?p=195#comment-154 It's not geographical so much. We find that it usually depends on the size and the age of the audience. A small audience lacks that critical mass to give it confidence to respond loudly. An old audience tends to be quiet as well, and a mixed-ages audience sometimes lacks common cultural references so they can't react as one. That being said, the audiences in Miami were tough. But they were small houses too, so maybe I'll give them the benefit of the doubt.... It’s not geographical so much. We find that it usually depends on the size and the age of the audience.

A small audience lacks that critical mass to give it confidence to respond loudly. An old audience tends to be quiet as well, and a mixed-ages audience sometimes lacks common cultural references so they can’t react as one.

That being said, the audiences in Miami were tough. But they were small houses too, so maybe I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt….

]]> Comment on The Trouble With "Good" by darin http://darinwilson.info/2009/10/06/the-trouble-with-good/#comment-153 darin Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:54:24 +0000 http://fertileground.wordpress.com/?p=195#comment-153 Do you find that the laughs vary to any large degree from audience to audience, e.g., some line gets a huge laugh in L.A., then falls like a stone someplace else? Do you find that the laughs vary to any large degree from audience to audience, e.g., some line gets a huge laugh in L.A., then falls like a stone someplace else?

]]> Comment on The Trouble With "Good" by Austin Tichenor http://darinwilson.info/2009/10/06/the-trouble-with-good/#comment-152 Austin Tichenor Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:51:19 +0000 http://fertileground.wordpress.com/?p=195#comment-152 We measure it by the medium: a stage laugh needs to be big and loud, a laugh the audience SHARES. Smaller laughs, or indeed even smiles, we say, "Well, that's a radio laugh. That's a book laugh" - something that can be enjoyed immensely by yourself, but in a full theatre feels like a let-down. We measure it by the medium: a stage laugh needs to be big and loud, a laugh the audience SHARES. Smaller laughs, or indeed even smiles, we say, “Well, that’s a radio laugh. That’s a book laugh” – something that can be enjoyed immensely by yourself, but in a full theatre feels like a let-down.

]]> Comment on The Trouble With "Good" by darin http://darinwilson.info/2009/10/06/the-trouble-with-good/#comment-151 darin Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:45:47 +0000 http://fertileground.wordpress.com/?p=195#comment-151 That's true - you have a better barometer than most. But do you sometimes find variations between what audiences find funny? And if so, does it end up being a "majority rules" type of thing? That’s true – you have a better barometer than most.

But do you sometimes find variations between what audiences find funny? And if so, does it end up being a “majority rules” type of thing?

]]> Comment on The Trouble With "Good" by Austin Tichenor http://darinwilson.info/2009/10/06/the-trouble-with-good/#comment-150 Austin Tichenor Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:26:25 +0000 http://fertileground.wordpress.com/?p=195#comment-150 "...we are the least-qualified individuals to judge our own work. We’re just too close to it to look at it objectively...our judgment is suspect at best...." Amen, brother. That's why I like writing comedy. If they laugh, it's funny (and if they don't, it ain't). Pretty simple. “…we are the least-qualified individuals to judge our own work. We’re just too close to it to look at it objectively…our judgment is suspect at best….”

Amen, brother. That’s why I like writing comedy. If they laugh, it’s funny (and if they don’t, it ain’t). Pretty simple.

]]> Comment on The Reason Community Refill by Roscoe Robinson Sr. http://darinwilson.info/music/rcr/#comment-85 Roscoe Robinson Sr. Thu, 23 Jul 2009 04:15:11 +0000 http://darinwilson.info/music/rcr/#comment-85 Haven't heard any of the sounds yet, but thank you so much for your time and willingness to share with those who love music, but aren't as fortunate to be able to Buy the sounds they need and want. Haven’t heard any of the sounds yet, but thank you so much for your time and willingness to share with those who love music, but aren’t as fortunate to be able to Buy the sounds they need and want.

]]> Comment on The Reason Community Refill by GRIT http://darinwilson.info/music/rcr/#comment-26 GRIT Fri, 30 Nov 2007 16:06:53 +0000 http://darinwilson.info/music/rcr/#comment-26 Thanks, will give some feedback when i try it out later. Always on the lookout for new and interesting sounds and effects. Need some new effects patches, any ideas? Thanks, will give some feedback when i try it out later. Always on the lookout for new and interesting sounds and effects. Need some new effects patches, any ideas?

]]> Comment on The Reason Community Refill by CD http://darinwilson.info/music/rcr/#comment-15 CD Mon, 27 Aug 2007 21:28:15 +0000 http://darinwilson.info/music/rcr/#comment-15 Just downloaded it. Thanks a bunch. Worth it to me just to have a killer guitar sound. Just downloaded it. Thanks a bunch. Worth it to me just to have a killer guitar sound.

]]> Comment on The Reason Community Refill by moneykube http://darinwilson.info/music/rcr/#comment-9 moneykube Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:14:59 +0000 http://darinwilson.info/music/rcr/#comment-9 everytime I look..more sounds ....thanks guys. everytime I look..more sounds ….thanks guys.

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