Re: circus animals? (Re: WAS: Who uses looping in their promo material? NOW:Prerecordedmaterial)

["Travis Hartnett" <travishartnett@gmail.com>]

The audience's recognition and appreciation of the difficulty of
presenting something worthwhile happens in a mostly subconscious
manner.  The "difficulty" being measured and appreciated is not
necessarily tied to the physical complexity being employed, but rather
whatever efforts are required to produce a desirable experience for
the audience.  Now, if you're at a performance of Rachmaninoff's Fifth
Piano Concerto, it's going to require a lot of notes played quickly
and precisely.  Other musics may not.

If audience members are actively considering the difficulty of the
performer's action, you're probably at a musical contest.  Some people
find them enjoyable.



On 9/13/07, Per Boysen <perboysen@gmail.com> wrote:
> When someone comes backstage after a gig to say "your show was so
> impressing" my immediate reaction is distrust. But I try to not to
> show this reaction, because it may very well be that this person does
> really feel impressed. And I just don't know how to handle that,
> because according to my understanding there must be something wrong
> with a person that experiences music as "being impressed".