The Mnahattan7 29 11
Posted on August 1, 2011 with 0 comments
An excellent evening! I actually got a compliment from one of the original waiters. He said he loved my choice of songs for the evening.
I never know if I'm going to play a set that will strike home for anyone. I use to start from the front of the book ( which has gotten quite big) and then I started opening it at the middle and this time I went from the back to the middle and jumped to the front and skipped around sort of as it felt right.
I use to make a set and stick to it but as you play longer, you learn to look at the audience and feel the mood and change songs to fit the mood. I use to have a stack of sheets laid out that the waiters could hand out but I've expanded my list of songs so much that I need to completely revise my sheets and I haven't had the time to sit down and redo it. I'll do it.
A new friend of mine, Ann Castle, came and sat right in front of me. It's funny. When I started, people said they preferred to sit in one of the back rooms and now lately, people have been opting to sit in the same room where I play. I think they were afraid that I would be too loud and they wouldn't be able to talk but one of the things I try hard to remember that dinner music should be in the background and you don't want to read lips during your dinner. It's suppose to inhance the meal - not wipe it out. :-)
It was a good evening!
I never know if I'm going to play a set that will strike home for anyone. I use to start from the front of the book ( which has gotten quite big) and then I started opening it at the middle and this time I went from the back to the middle and jumped to the front and skipped around sort of as it felt right.
I use to make a set and stick to it but as you play longer, you learn to look at the audience and feel the mood and change songs to fit the mood. I use to have a stack of sheets laid out that the waiters could hand out but I've expanded my list of songs so much that I need to completely revise my sheets and I haven't had the time to sit down and redo it. I'll do it.
A new friend of mine, Ann Castle, came and sat right in front of me. It's funny. When I started, people said they preferred to sit in one of the back rooms and now lately, people have been opting to sit in the same room where I play. I think they were afraid that I would be too loud and they wouldn't be able to talk but one of the things I try hard to remember that dinner music should be in the background and you don't want to read lips during your dinner. It's suppose to inhance the meal - not wipe it out. :-)
It was a good evening!