[Perform-Talk] Introduction

Chikodinaka mr. Oguledo chikodinaka.2girls at gmail.com
Thu Jul 23 00:33:37 UTC 2020


I am new 2proformence arts I am a pianoist. part time
I am new2this list

On 7/22/20, Julia LaGrand via Perform-Talk <perform-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Thank you for the welcome! I've never played any gospel music, but I'd love
> to experience that! On Jul 22, 2020 6:10 PM, Michelle Clark via Perform-Talk
> <perform-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Julia,
>>
>> Welcome. For certain, you can find others on this list who can help you
>> or give advice on your journey.  The division is full of folk who take
>> music very seriously. Then, there are people like me who just like to sing
>> and have done so for many years.
>>
>> I am a gospel singer and have sang with a number of well-known gospel
>> artist; background of course. I have also sung in a number of local Metro
>> Washington, D.C. choirs. Perhaps you can add your talents to a group of
>> gospel singers at a future convention?
>>
>> At our  75th convention, we sang "Songs Of The Movement" and had a lot of
>> fun doing it. I even got the chance to lead, "We Shall Overcome"! The good
>> thing was our band was off the chart. A violin would have taken us to
>> another level.
>>
>> Is there anyone else interested in getting a gospel group together for a
>> future convention? Would the division let us do it? If we have a talent
>> show, we could do it there. Please let me know. I know there is other key
>> board players, a drummer, and guitar players who would make this a
>> wonderful event, just like the 75th!
>>
>> Michelle
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Perform-Talk [mailto:perform-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>> josh lester via Perform-Talk
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2020 12:02 AM
>> To: Performing Arts Division list <perform-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: josh lester <jlestermusic at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Perform-Talk] Introduction
>>
>> Hi Julia.
>> Welcome to the list.
>> I’ve been on this list since 2010, but I haven’t said much.
>> I’m a blind gospel musician and singer who lives in California now.
>> I left Arkansas four years ago to find work.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> > On Jul 21, 2020, at 5:57 PM, Julia LaGrand via Perform-Talk
>> > <perform-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> >
>> > Hi,
>> > Welcome to the list! It is so exciting to hear from so many
>> > performers!On Jul 21, 2020 7:27 PM, Jana Jackson via Perform-Talk
>> > <perform-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Hi, Bridgit and everyone! I'm a brand-new member of this division,
>> >> and while my busy schedule doesn't allow me to read every single
>> >> message, I am really enjoying all the great discussion. I wear many
>> >> hats these days. I am a travel advisor, also known as a travel
>> >> agent... I am a caregiver for my 87-year-old mom... And I am both a
>> >> gospel singer and a voice actor. Of course, right now there aren't
>> >> many opportunities for me to sing, but you can get MP3's or CD's by
>> >> visiting my website at https://janajackson.com
>> >>
>> >> Bridgit, I just want to encourage you to keep working to figure out
>> >> how to reach for your dreams. Blind or sighted, there's no such thing
>> >> as One size fits all! You will find your lane and race to the finish
>> >> line! 😊 Don't feel like you have to go it alone. While I've done a
>> >> good bit of traveling alone to cities across the country, as someone
>> >> who is now in my fifties, I'm finding that there is less stress when
>> >> an assistant comes with me sometimes. If that is not possible, I
>> >> often request an assistant when I get there, someone who is sharp,
>> >> dependable, and trustworthy. This person assists with my product
>> >> table and sometimes with transportation between the hotel and the
>> >> venue. Of course, if someone travels with me as an accompanist, he or
>> >> she can fill that bill most of the time. Either way, you are not
>> >> alone. 😊
>> >>
>> >> Well, speaking of a busy schedule, my phone is dinging till it's
>> >> making me a crazy person! LOL! But it's truly an honr to be part of
>> >> this incredible division, and I look forward to helping as much as I
>> >> can. Congratulations, Kaitlyn, love you bunches! 😊
>> >>
>> >> Jana
>> >>
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: Perform-Talk <perform-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of
>> >> Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via Perform-Talk
>> >> Sent: Monday, July 20, 2020 1:28 PM
>> >> To: 'Performing Arts Division list' <perform-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> >> Cc: Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter <bkpollpeter at gmail.com>
>> >> Subject: Re: [Perform-Talk] Introduction
>> >>
>> >> Hello,
>> >>
>> >> Hope those who attended convention had a good time.
>> >>
>> >> I just want to applaud those of you actively pursuing your performing
>> >> dreams, not letting blindness be the the barrier the sighted world
>> >> insists it is.
>> >>
>> >> I have my BFA in vocal performance from Grace University in Omaha,
>> >> Nebraska. I was accepted into AMDAs musical theatre program, but then
>> >> became sick, and that's how I became blind. After I recovered and then
>> >> attended a training center, I did not continue my pursuit of performing
>> >> or contact AMDA about still attending. It honestly was not about my
>> >> blindness; there were other reasons, but I spent years, almost 20 now
>> >> not performing at all. Pre-COVID, I finally decided to get back into
>> >> it. I went on a couple of auditions last fall, but now, obviously, we
>> >> are in a holding pattern with live performances.
>> >>
>> >> Because I didn't do this sooner, I'm still figuring out how auditioning
>> >> and performing works specifically for me in terms of doing it
>> >> nonvisually. I'm also 20 years older than I was the last time I
>> >> performed, so, a lot of changes.
>> >>
>> >> Anyway, I'm impressed with those of you actively out there, breaking
>> >> barriers for disabled performers. You inspire me to continue putting
>> >> myself out there again.
>> >>
>> >> Bridgit
>> >>
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: Perform-Talk <perform-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of
>> >> CHELA Robles via Perform-Talk
>> >> Sent: Monday, July 20, 2020 11:35 AM
>> >> To: Performing Arts Division list <perform-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> >> Cc: CHELA Robles <cdrobles693 at gmail.com>
>> >> Subject: Re: [Perform-Talk] Introduction
>> >>
>> >> Well my name is Chela Robles and I just joined I already gave an
>> >> earlier introduction to myself. I am a trumpet player I perform several
>> >> gigs before the COVID-19 hit locally at different places with different
>> >> bands and groups and on the radio and different people that I know that
>> >> have requested me. I’ve even performed at the NFB of California state
>> >> convention last year in Milpitas California at the Embassy suites Hotel
>> >> November 8 and ninth of last year. I used to play the valve trombone
>> >> and the euphonium in college. I’m learning piano for fun and then
>> >> slowly diving into braille music. I have learned by ear for a very long
>> >> time. I partook in the virtual choir that you all heard and you might
>> >> have heard some trumpet in there as well finally but that was me. I
>> >> have a Christmas album that I did that I can share with you guys off
>> >> list if any of you are interested in a digital copy of it. Thinking
>> >> about doing a non-holiday themed album myself. I joined because there
>> >> are some misconceptions among some of my Cited counterpart musician
>> >> friends that I constantly have to let them know about how I do things
>> >> as a blind musician just as well as they do and yet they still revert
>> >> back to Oh no you need cues but you can’t have cues because you’re
>> >> blind that’s very absurd in my opinion. A friend of mine was listening
>> >> to the choir performances and made that rude remark And I got on the
>> >> defensive when he said since everybody is blind they could not watch
>> >> the conductor give out any cues when in fact all we did was record the
>> >> pieces of music in our own time frame on time with music tracks click
>> >> tracks braille music you name it we did it all very well and I’m very
>> >> proud of us for doing so but it’s still a misconception myth  The
>> >> sighted people seem to keep having the visual mindset that they have I
>> >> don’t really care for it very much. Us's not one size fits all visual
>> >> mindset has to be broken! So thank you for welcoming me to the group I
>> >> appreciate it as a professional musician in my own right.
>> >>
>> >> Sent from my iPhone
>> >>
>> >>>> On Jul 20, 2020, at 9:12 AM, Leslie Hamric via Perform-Talk
>> >>>> <perform-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> Hi Julie and welcome to the list. My name is Leslie and I'm a
>> >>> professional cellist. Like you, I have played in various chamber music
>> >>> groups and I am currently a member of the Elmhurst symphony. I played
>> >>> in my school orchestra from fourth grade through high school. I also
>> >>> teach cello and braille music. I would love to chat with you further
>> >>> so please email me off list if you like. The performing arts division
>> >>> is awesome and I think you'll enjoy being a member.
>> >>> Leslie
>> >>>
>> >>> Leslie Hamric
>> >>> Cello and Braille Music Teacher
>> >>> Board member of National Federation of the Blind Performing Arts
>> >>> Division
>> >>>
>> >>>> On Jul 20, 2020, at 7:56 AM, Julia LaGrand via Perform-Talk
>> >>>> <perform-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Hello all,
>> >>>> I joined this listserv a few months ago, but just decided to become a
>> >>>> member of the Performing Arts division, so I thought I would
>> >>>> introduce myself. My name is Julia LaGrand and I am from Grand
>> >>>> Rapids, Michigan. I am 16 years old and a rising junior in high
>> >>>> school. I currently study violin with professor Danielle Belen at the
>> >>>> University of Michigan and have attended various summer festivals
>> >>>> including Credo Music and Center Stage Strings. Pre-Covid, I
>> >>>> participated in my school's orchestra, as well as a string quartet
>> >>>> through my school and a piano trio through St. Cecilia Music School
>> >>>> in downtown Grand Rapids.
>> >>>> I decided to become a member of this division because I have
>> >>>> encountered the apparent barriers that have come up, because of
>> >>>> blindness or the perceptions of mine/others about blindness, on my
>> >>>> journey thus-far as a student violinist. I want to advocate for the
>> >>>> performing arts as a blind performing artist and work to deconstruct
>> >>>> these things that get in the way of blind performing artists. I am
>> >>>> inspired by the examples of success in the performing arts in this
>> >>>> division, and I can't wait to get involved!
>> >>>> I am excited to actively participate in listserves and in a Facebook
>> >>>> group, but don't know all that much about the work of the division to
>> >>>> talk about other ways in which I'm interested in getting involved. I
>> >>>> am very much still a student, but I love sharing my experiences being
>> >>>> a blind performer so far, and learning from other blind performing
>> >>>> artists. I love to make connections with others, fundraise, and most
>> >>>> of all, learn from those "around" me more about the NFB, the
>> >>>> Performing Arts division, and how to achieve success for myself and
>> >>>> others as blind performers. I look forward to education, advocacy and
>> >>>> art!
>> >>>> Thank you for taking the time to read that long email!
>> >>>> Julia LaGRAND
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