I am probably just droning on here for my own sake now sooooooo . . . . just one more thing maybe
I bet no one remembers when I was blapping about learning how to play the accordion and my big plans to have an accordion changed to quarter tones so I can play ME music, hehe. well, I still have the accordion, but my lessons got pushed to the side when I started to concentrate more on my dancing back in 2005. THAT was my way to involve myself the last time I thought I would "stop" dancing . . . now I feel like I spend my life as a ping pong ball. I've been chatting with my accordion teacher for weeks about going back to classes. On my last trip to Cairo, I did get the opportunity to talk briefly to a musician about taking my accordion there to get it adjusted . . . turns out it is way cheaper to do that then buy one there (now I would have to haul it over there and won't that be fun????). and of course, I could take lessons there because there are plenty of really good accordion players but I talked to Reda Saad and I really like his playing on various CDs for Yasmina,etc.
Just need to take action, don't I????
Wednesday, December 01, 2010
more musings re: my writing
Some things I was thinking about today as I ponder what I can or should do: other than dancing (performing/teaching) I have contributed by my writing.
I really enjoy spinning out my tales of adventures or waxing ecstatic over a DVD or a CD or a workshop. I've had several articles and photos posted on Gilded Serpent, which have given me some name recognition. But unfortunately, I haven't been as drawn to anything lately because of the same blockage . . . or the fact that ppl start to demand a review of a CD they produce or a workshop that they sponsor. Even if I love the music or workshop topic, it becomes a thankless task because it turns into something someone else wants done NOT something I am doing because it excites me and I want to share it with others (although that might be true in either case).
I really do like to support ppl who are taking on the difficult task of producing music and workshops . . . so I end up with a struggle sometimes. Like the time I wanted to interview one person and the sponsor asked me to interview other people too . . . it seems to put more pressure on me and I sometimes end up dropping some of the reviews because of the time involved (back to work getting in the way again) or just because I wasn't as vested in the other interviews.
One of my friends has been encouraging me to write about other topics but I don't feel enough of an expert to write about . .mmmm, let's say . . . dancing to music with emotion . . . it is something I do and I understand . . . but how do I write about it? lol, I also noticed someone else recently posted a similar article about the same topic . . . darn, missed the opportunity.
More thoughts later . . . but meanwhile, if you are interested in seeing some of the articles/reviews I have written, go here: http://catherinebarros.us/ArticlesandReviews.html
I really enjoy spinning out my tales of adventures or waxing ecstatic over a DVD or a CD or a workshop. I've had several articles and photos posted on Gilded Serpent, which have given me some name recognition. But unfortunately, I haven't been as drawn to anything lately because of the same blockage . . . or the fact that ppl start to demand a review of a CD they produce or a workshop that they sponsor. Even if I love the music or workshop topic, it becomes a thankless task because it turns into something someone else wants done NOT something I am doing because it excites me and I want to share it with others (although that might be true in either case).
I really do like to support ppl who are taking on the difficult task of producing music and workshops . . . so I end up with a struggle sometimes. Like the time I wanted to interview one person and the sponsor asked me to interview other people too . . . it seems to put more pressure on me and I sometimes end up dropping some of the reviews because of the time involved (back to work getting in the way again) or just because I wasn't as vested in the other interviews.
One of my friends has been encouraging me to write about other topics but I don't feel enough of an expert to write about . .mmmm, let's say . . . dancing to music with emotion . . . it is something I do and I understand . . . but how do I write about it? lol, I also noticed someone else recently posted a similar article about the same topic . . . darn, missed the opportunity.
More thoughts later . . . but meanwhile, if you are interested in seeing some of the articles/reviews I have written, go here: http://catherinebarros.us/ArticlesandReviews.html
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