[Perform-Talk] Introduction

Thu Jul 23 01:57:14 UTC 2020

Hey all, I'm a trumpeter, learning piano and going back and forth between playing by ear and braille music which is a little tough doing braille music at least for me since I started learning it at 19 years old after graduating high school in 2004.
I have noticed on this message thread, Mr. Chikodinaka Agulito, sir, your messages are kind of garbled. Good to know you are a pianist.
I find learning it is fascinating myself. I do have a horrible time with the left hand and playing both hands, but have mastered the right hand individually though but some of those black keys are pesky! :-) but slowly and surely I'll get them back! LOL!
Have a good one all!

PS
I do almost all kind of music except for classical unless upon request then I have to go looking for a way of learning certain pieces. My forte is jazz pop rock blues and I guess I could play some gospel even though I don’t have very many sheet music songs for trumpet in the realm of gospel but I did find some play a long series that has a backing band to it one of the songs is called Wade in the water I might think about learning that one just for fun.

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> On Jul 22, 2020, at 6:35 PM, josh lester via Perform-Talk <perform-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Julia, please send me a friend request on Facebook and I’ll add you. you can hear me  There.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Jul 22, 2020, at 5:34 PM, Chikodinaka mr. Oguledo via Perform-Talk <perform-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> 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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