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In Reply to: RE: SF Sym and Opera cancel Fall Seasons. posted by oldmkvi on June 18, 2020 at 18:17:57
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By the time they get rolling again, I won't be working gigs anymore, I'm pretty much there now, anyway.
But I find the whole scene with Live Music to be very, very upsetting.
I know a LOT of people who are younger, and I fear for them to be able to make a Living.
Teaching over Zoom just won't cut it...
Thanks for asking, Chris!
Yup - I know a lot of teachers in that situation myself.
Personally, I was considering cutting way back on my piano accompanying anyway - and that decision seems to have been made for me. I'm like you in that I retired from my "real world" job in 2016, and the piano accompanying income, even though it could be fairly substantial at certain parts of the year, was really just a "nice to have" which, truth to tell, didn't require that much effort on my part (unless it was the Franck Sonata, or one of the Prokofiev Concertos, or, yikes!, the Bartok Violin Concerto, etc.). I had been thinking maybe I should devote my practice more to solo repertoire, but, so far, I haven't been practicing at all in the last couple of months. (The only playing I've done at all was a couple of days ago, when I was just playing through sections of the vocal score to Wagner's Parsifal.) Am I undergoing a bout of depression? Sure doesn't feel like it - although, like you, I feel sorry for my colleagues in the music field, who are seemingly unable now to make a living.
My son has been teaching mostly beginner piano students over Zoom for months. He has a nicely set up place for his videocam and mic. His website has some options for helping the students (and their parents) to place their computer or phone. Not one student dropped out when he had to go to video teaching. They even filmed their short pieces for the spring recital and uploaded them to a private YouTube channel.
He also has continued his own lessons via Zoom with a teacher in another city. It's working well. The only issue was when his piano went out of tune. He bought some tuning equipment and got some help in tuning it himself.
Obviously, music education would work better in person, but there is a lot that can be done over videoconference. I have had to make videoconference work in my own career as a clinical psychologist--it took some adjustment, but it's going well.
Despite oldmkvi's and my subject line, most teachers I know are in fact using Zoom now. I don't know what their retention rates are, but they've certainly adapted to it!
I just had my annual health check-up with my doctor a couple of days ago, using their proprietary video conferencing software (the better to protect doctor/patient privacy) - they of course could not take my blood pressure or my weight, so I got a hard sell from her about getting my own blood pressure measuring device and a scale (not to mention an elliptical trainer!) and reporting back to her. As she gently reminds me every year, always keep that weight down! ;-)
and the Name, that could be me!
In fact it is.
Tho I keep up on Composing and Arranging with Finale.
It channels a LOT of my Musical Energy.
But if I want to play it live, or try to overdub recording them,
I've got to be playing.
Is there a Syllogism in there?
IF i want to hear them Live,
THEN I've got to practice.
There has to be coercion involved.
IF you don't Play,
THEN we won't pay you.
I'd like to try, Why don't I spend an enjoyable afternoon recording some music I've written?
Sounds Lovely, let's try it!
Because if you wait TOO long to get back to playing, it just won't be there anymore.
Theoretically.
Anyway, it fills a good bit of my time.
Just like this Post...
. . . unless they're honed regularly!
In the meantime, I got a call from a teacher a couple of hours ago who wants to start up "virtual recitals" with her students. She wants to start with the Bruch Violin Concerto - maybe not the best piece, since it has those unaccompanied improvisatory parts at the beginning which everybody does differently.
Anyway, it would work like this: the student would play and record her part, which I would then listen to over headphones while I play and record the orchestral reduction. The teacher would then edit the two recordings together, and Voila! A virtual performance of the Bruch Violin Concerto! (I'm particularly sorry that this would not be a live performance though - this particular student is a very fine example of the many young babe violinists we have in our area - and I'll miss our banter during the rehearsals!)
Maybe at least for a while when things open up the pent up desire to get out and hear live music will fill venues. Geezers like us may be more concerned/cautious. I'd likely be a tad uptight about playing gigs unless a safe and effective vaccine was available or drugs that reduce the potential severity.
I would hate to have to choose between health and work!
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