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Date: 2 Oct 1998 12:09:58 U
From: "CAB" <cab@spaustin.zilker.net>
Subject: minstrel: Re: minstrel- re- reading/r
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                      RE>>minstrel: re: reading/reciting           10/2/98

I just wanted to drop my-two cents in this as well.  I work very hard to
memorize all the pieces I perform and I really appreciate when another bard
has taken the time to learn a piece.  I would actually have to disagree with
Tangwystyl in that I would rather a bard try to memorize a piece and have a
bard memory "hiccup" in the middle, then to see someone fumbling with paper. 

If you have to "read" something, please do a couple of things.  1) Have you
paper ready before you start to perform.  2) Know the piece well enough that
you don't fumble with the words. 3) Please look up at the audience, not at the
paper when you are performing.

I understand that Russell was saying that he didn't have time to learn both
pieces before a given competition, I understand that.  However, I don't
understand why some old-time bards (ie: been doing bardic for years and years
and years) can not seem to part with their paper.  I have been in bardic
sing-a-longs where old-time bards will be saying "wait, wait, I need to find
my lyrics to that before we start" on every song.  It just begins to drive me
crazy after a while.

Just my opinion,
Crystal

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Date: 10/2/98 12:01 PM
To: CAB
From: Heather Rose Jones

I must confess, that I'll _always_ prefer a recitation from memory to a
reading, all other things being roughly equal. But I'll always prefer a
reading to having the performer stop in the middle, fumble, or generally get
messed up. So it's a sliding scale!

Tangwystyl


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