Just to tell you this story

katchum · Post by **katchum** » Mon May 03, 2004 3:20 pm

Months ago someone asked me to play on their concert.

Yesterday I received a mail saying I was rejected of this concert due to time problems.

My piece was only a 'miezerige' 15 minutes long and they couldn't just think about how much I studied for it, perfected it...

They really know nothing about real musicians, those amateurs...

What do you think about this?

I never felt this angry in my life!

rrcn · Post by **rrcn** » Wed May 05, 2004 8:17 am

Next time try hitting them with a non-refundable appearance fee--50% in advance. That separates the amateurs from the pros

katchum · Post by **katchum** » Wed May 05, 2004 10:38 am

As you could guess I replied with a very angry post.

As a result they re-invited me. Attacking my integrity was a shame, but I accepted it. I wanted to level up my experience.

I played with everything I got, I was satisfied, only I played too many mistakes.

rrcn · Post by **rrcn** » Wed May 05, 2004 12:41 pm

Its good that they reconsidered. They probably were scheduling without calculating the consequences of dropping your piece. That's why a $$ deposit works so well--when they drop you and lose money they will have a very good reason. Glad it was all worked out.

purplekiller · Post by **purplekiller** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 9:34 pm

katchum wrote:As you could guess I replied with a very angry post.

As a result they re-invited me. Attacking my integrity was a shame, but I accepted it. I wanted to level up my experience.

I played with everything I got, I was satisfied, only I played too many mistakes.

How long did you practise for this?

katchum · Post by **katchum** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 3:10 pm

To be honest, I liked to practice it. I didn't practice so much, I always just play the piece for 30 minutes and then quit playing.

Practice is never practice, it's just playing for me.