Almost There

There hasn't been much to say, because things are going well. I've found myself a little nervous about the actual gig when I think about it, so I try not to think about it. The rehearsals have gone well, and I'm actually enjoying playing most of the songs. I guess now that I'm over most of the anxiety and fear and know most of the songs, I have been able to get into them more and enjoy the experience. Part of that is coming up with or figuring out parts to play, giving me a bit of a creative outlet. This ain't so bad after all! There are a couple of spots I do need to polish, and one song that I should have learned and did not.

That brings me to one thing I'm trying to figure out. It seems that I always screw up something. I'm not saying that like "I'm a screw up and I always fail," I just mean that I'll often "go the wrong way" in a song at some point. For instance, if the chord pattern is A, D, E, I'll probably go A, E, D at some point in the song. In a band context, I can quickly and easily fix this and switch to the correct chord without people noticing (hopefully). But, what I'm wondering is, what about when I'm out there, playing a solo piano part with no other instruments to hide behind? If I hit that E when I should be playing the D and it's just me and the singer, what should I do?

It was this situation in part that led me to back away from doing this one song. I know that even if I learned it, I was at a big risk to make this kind of mistake at some point in the song. I felt that the song deserved better.

Posted 2008 12 14 at 7:44 AM

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