After finding myself unbelievably busy this past week, I feel doubly silly about my worries about a lack of response after only eight hours. Since last Wednesday I've been running around all over the place with barely a moment to think. And it all happened so quickly - one thing after the other! So, sorry about the late reply, and lesson learned.
Gonzo said:
One thing I've learned is that our fear of upsetting others can be a form of worrying our mask is slipping. Instead of presenting our true selves, warts and all, we try to manage our reputation, what people think of us, to avoid discomfort, rejection, etc. So, when I find myself feeling like I need to backpedal or worrying that I offended, I try to take inventory of what is behind my concerns. Often it's my fear of being judged wrong in some way and therefore vulnerable to rejection. Ultimately, reputation management is a form of social manipulation, OSIT.
Just a thought, in case it applies in some way to how you were feeling.
Regards,
Gonzo
I never thought about it like that before, and I think you are right. If I had written something questionable, someone would probably have pointed it out and we could have dealt with it. Why should I get worried about THAT scenario?
What's worse is I didn't see anything offensive about what I wrote in the first place but, as Anart said, I let my emotions take over my thinking and started looking for how I might have been misinterpreted. And it had only been 8 hours, for goodness' sake. I think that indicates more emotional thinking, and a little selfishness as well. Because I was starting to get excited about embarking on a project that really interested me I was checking for responses as often as I could, only being aware of my desire to get the information I wanted. I stopped thinking about the existence of other people's situations.
It all seems like a big waste of energy now, and I think if I'm to have any kind of helpful input for this project I'm going to have to use my energy more wisely.
cholas said:
My apologies for the late reply. Anart pretty much nailed the reason.
Mocachapeau, the original idea seemed to have had quite a bit of energy behind it and of course it IS a great idea(the CassBand project) but in speaking only for myself, time constraints really played the biggest role in not being able to do more.
Also, I play music too much methinks! ;) And so close behind the lack of time during our busy winter season, there is also the 'burn-out' mode where picking up the guit or even finding creativity becomes an issue. Hopefully with the coming of our slow season that will change. It has in years past.
We mostly just use Audacity to record here in the studio and I'm a little less-than-impressed with how it's turned out. More experimenting is definitely needed.
Maybe we could move this conversation to the Music Collaboration thread?
Clearly, there are no apologies needed for late replies. I understand the time constraint issue all too well, for both the posting issue and the project. I just got back from playing at my daughter's last elementary school end-of-year concert, for which I have been rehearsing over the last few weeks. Add that to everything else and...
I've been trying to think of suggestions on how to simplify the project and/or improve the quality of the recordings. One idea I've been toying with is having one individual dealing with the production of the recording, instead of having too many different people adding tracks over top of tracks, over top of tracks, all with different software and recording equipment. But there are obstacles there that would need to be addressed, like how does everyone get their idea to the person making the recording, and can that individual reproduce the others' ideas adequately. I still need to work on that. Ultimately, there might have to be some interpretation done by one or two individuals, and it would need to be approved by the ones who submit the ideas. It's only a thought for the moment.
The other idea I like is for people to submit lyrics to some of the musicians, anyone who is interested in putting someone else's words to their own music. I know I would like to have a go at that. The author of the lyrics could give the composer an idea of what style of music they hear for their words, or if they have something really specific in mind (like a melody) they could somehow send it to the composer. Or, the lyricist could be open to letting the musician do whatever they feel when they read the lyrics. There were some really interesting pieces written for the POTS.
I'll keep you posted if I come up with anything solid, and I will post it to the music collaboration thread.
