Comments on: How to Play for 5000 People Who Have No Clue Who You Are http://christinekane.com/blog/how-to-play-for-5000-people-who-have-no-clue-who-you-are/ Be Creative. Be Conscious. Be Courageous. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:19:28 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Vikki Flawith http://christinekane.com/blog/how-to-play-for-5000-people-who-have-no-clue-who-you-are/comment-page-1/#comment-43054 Vikki Flawith Sun, 19 Aug 2007 17:34:56 +0000 http://christinekane.com/blog/how-to-play-for-5000-people-who-have-no-clue-who-you-are/#comment-43054 Christine - I love your blogs. I found them through Bob Baker, and I SO agree with everything you say - my voices always say, "who are you kidding," "nobody wants to listen to you, you're BORING," and - the heavy weapon - "you're too OLD". Thanks so much for sharing your journey & creative insights. I'm signing up for your newsletter, too, cheers Vikki Christine – I love your blogs. I found them through Bob Baker, and I SO agree with everything you say – my voices always say, “who are you kidding,” “nobody wants to listen to you, you’re BORING,” and – the heavy weapon – “you’re too OLD”. Thanks so much for sharing your journey & creative insights. I’m signing up for your newsletter, too,

cheers
Vikki

]]> By: Stephen http://christinekane.com/blog/how-to-play-for-5000-people-who-have-no-clue-who-you-are/comment-page-1/#comment-42354 Stephen Tue, 14 Aug 2007 17:04:16 +0000 http://christinekane.com/blog/how-to-play-for-5000-people-who-have-no-clue-who-you-are/#comment-42354 Christine, these are all terrific performance tips but I was particularly happy that you included #3 (The audience is not your enemy). In the many years I spent conducting seminars for presenters and public speakers, the single "takeaway" I most hoped my participants would retain was the fact that our audiences truly want us to be wonderful, informative, entertaining and inspiring (which makes them ideal co-conspirators). As usual, you expressed it beautifully. Thanks! And by the way, if there are members of an audience, either for performers or speakers, who arrive with their own hostile agendas, we can overwhelm their toxic influences by addressing the majority who arrived with open hearts and minds. Christine, these are all terrific performance tips but I was particularly happy that you included #3 (The audience is not your enemy). In the many years I spent conducting seminars for presenters and public speakers, the single “takeaway” I most hoped my participants would retain was the fact that our audiences truly want us to be wonderful, informative, entertaining and inspiring (which makes them ideal co-conspirators). As usual, you expressed it beautifully. Thanks! And by the way, if there are members of an audience, either for performers or speakers, who arrive with their own hostile agendas, we can overwhelm their toxic influences by addressing the majority who arrived with open hearts and minds.

]]> By: The Carnival Of Music, Part 3 - Unreality Music http://christinekane.com/blog/how-to-play-for-5000-people-who-have-no-clue-who-you-are/comment-page-1/#comment-42155 The Carnival Of Music, Part 3 - Unreality Music Sun, 12 Aug 2007 14:21:27 +0000 http://christinekane.com/blog/how-to-play-for-5000-people-who-have-no-clue-who-you-are/#comment-42155 [...] loved Christine Kane’s post “How to play for 5,000 people who have no clue who you are“. Catchy title. Christine has 6 useful tips for your [...] [...] loved Christine Kane’s post “How to play for 5,000 people who have no clue who you are“. Catchy title. Christine has 6 useful tips for your [...]

]]> By: Ron Davison http://christinekane.com/blog/how-to-play-for-5000-people-who-have-no-clue-who-you-are/comment-page-1/#comment-41164 Ron Davison Thu, 02 Aug 2007 15:50:00 +0000 http://christinekane.com/blog/how-to-play-for-5000-people-who-have-no-clue-who-you-are/#comment-41164 It would seem that opening would be so hard. The truth is, no artist is loved by everyone. Someone who sits raptly listening to Joshua Bell might wince at the Roots and lots of people still hate Dylan's voice, missing his genius for the rasp. It is rare for someone to be universally enjoyed so the odds are pretty good that some chunk of your audience is going to be, at best, indifferent. I guees there's a metaphor for life in there somewhere. Thanks! It would seem that opening would be so hard. The truth is, no artist is loved by everyone. Someone who sits raptly listening to Joshua Bell might wince at the Roots and lots of people still hate Dylan’s voice, missing his genius for the rasp. It is rare for someone to be universally enjoyed so the odds are pretty good that some chunk of your audience is going to be, at best, indifferent. I guees there’s a metaphor for life in there somewhere.
Thanks!

]]> By: Mike Wagner http://christinekane.com/blog/how-to-play-for-5000-people-who-have-no-clue-who-you-are/comment-page-1/#comment-41157 Mike Wagner Thu, 02 Aug 2007 14:56:14 +0000 http://christinekane.com/blog/how-to-play-for-5000-people-who-have-no-clue-who-you-are/#comment-41157 I really like "be of service" - for me that is the most liberating truth I can focus on as a speaker. Thanks for sharing your journey as a performer and the lessons you've learned along the way. Keep creating...it freaks people out, Mike I really like “be of service” – for me that is the most liberating truth I can focus on as a speaker.

Thanks for sharing your journey as a performer and the lessons you’ve learned along the way.

Keep creating…it freaks people out,
Mike

]]> By: Chris Owen http://christinekane.com/blog/how-to-play-for-5000-people-who-have-no-clue-who-you-are/comment-page-1/#comment-41138 Chris Owen Thu, 02 Aug 2007 08:22:51 +0000 http://christinekane.com/blog/how-to-play-for-5000-people-who-have-no-clue-who-you-are/#comment-41138 Hmm Might try some of these tips before my nest speaking engagement that sends me into a brain-paralysing panic!!!! Hmm
Might try some of these tips before my nest speaking engagement that sends me into a brain-paralysing panic!!!!

]]> By: renita http://christinekane.com/blog/how-to-play-for-5000-people-who-have-no-clue-who-you-are/comment-page-1/#comment-40988 renita Tue, 31 Jul 2007 17:13:05 +0000 http://christinekane.com/blog/how-to-play-for-5000-people-who-have-no-clue-who-you-are/#comment-40988 "The voices in your head are not the audience." This is so true -- and, fortunately, the audience cannot hear the voices in your head, so they don't know that what you're playing/singing/saying/etc may not be exactly what you intended. All they know is whether your performance makes them feel something. I like what Pablo Casals, the great cellist, said when asked by the sound engineer during a recording session to redo a section where the intonation had been a little off: “But that’s the way I played it!” Wouldn't it be great if instead of sticking to some rigid (undefinable?) idea of perfection, we could all just appreciate "the way we played it"? “The voices in your head are not the audience.” This is so true — and, fortunately, the audience cannot hear the voices in your head, so they don’t know that what you’re playing/singing/saying/etc may not be exactly what you intended. All they know is whether your performance makes them feel something.

I like what Pablo Casals, the great cellist, said when asked by the sound engineer during a recording session to redo a section where the intonation had been a little off: “But that’s the way I played it!”

Wouldn’t it be great if instead of sticking to some rigid (undefinable?) idea of perfection, we could all just appreciate “the way we played it”?

]]> By: Angie http://christinekane.com/blog/how-to-play-for-5000-people-who-have-no-clue-who-you-are/comment-page-1/#comment-40719 Angie Sun, 29 Jul 2007 00:30:24 +0000 http://christinekane.com/blog/how-to-play-for-5000-people-who-have-no-clue-who-you-are/#comment-40719 What a great post! It really resonated with me, and so did angela's comment. I am an acupuncturist and Qi Gong instructor, and, although (thank goodness!), I don't have to perform in front of audiences of 5,000 people, I do get the "stage fright" and performance anxiety, as well as the feelings of being undeserving, not good enough, a fraud. I get these feelings about treating new patients, teaching class, and giving my little speeches in my networking group. Though when I show up, when I am in the moment, when I do my work, it ALWAYS works out great! I find that I DO know what to do, that I am NOT completely clueless or unprofessional, and I get great feedback. The more I do this, the calmer I feel about it. It's all a matter of trust, I suppose. Faith in ourselves. Something angela said about her yoga classes struck a chord for me. How it's about showing up and doing what you've got to do. I used to feel bad for not planning out my classes better, but, the times I did, I didn't really stick to a specific routine anyways. Whoever shows up on any given day, whatever mindspace the group is in, will influence what exercises I do. I don't need to have it planned out. I just go with the flow, and it always works out great. At times, I feel as if I were outside my body listening to my own voice and thinking, Wow, the words I said were exactly what I, myself, needed to hear! And then my students will tell me at the end of class that they felt as if every word I said had been specifically directed at them. I often feel that way, too, when I attend classes as a student. Thanks for your beautiful words and sharing yourself so genuinely. That's what makes your music so beautiful, too. How genuine you are. How open-hearted. How present and beautifully yourself. And I love that you make it so personal by interacting with your fans in this forum! I can't wait to see you perform in Berkeley in September! with love, Angie What a great post! It really resonated with me, and so did angela’s comment. I am an acupuncturist and Qi Gong instructor, and, although (thank goodness!), I don’t have to perform in front of audiences of 5,000 people, I do get the “stage fright” and performance anxiety, as well as the feelings of being undeserving, not good enough, a fraud. I get these feelings about treating new patients, teaching class, and giving my little speeches in my networking group. Though when I show up, when I am in the moment, when I do my work, it ALWAYS works out great! I find that I DO know what to do, that I am NOT completely clueless or unprofessional, and I get great feedback. The more I do this, the calmer I feel about it. It’s all a matter of trust, I suppose. Faith in ourselves.

Something angela said about her yoga classes struck a chord for me. How it’s about showing up and doing what you’ve got to do. I used to feel bad for not planning out my classes better, but, the times I did, I didn’t really stick to a specific routine anyways. Whoever shows up on any given day, whatever mindspace the group is in, will influence what exercises I do. I don’t need to have it planned out. I just go with the flow, and it always works out great. At times, I feel as if I were outside my body listening to my own voice and thinking, Wow, the words I said were exactly what I, myself, needed to hear! And then my students will tell me at the end of class that they felt as if every word I said had been specifically directed at them. I often feel that way, too, when I attend classes as a student.

Thanks for your beautiful words and sharing yourself so genuinely. That’s what makes your music so beautiful, too. How genuine you are. How open-hearted. How present and beautifully yourself. And I love that you make it so personal by interacting with your fans in this forum!

I can’t wait to see you perform in Berkeley in September!

with love,

Angie

]]> By: Danny http://christinekane.com/blog/how-to-play-for-5000-people-who-have-no-clue-who-you-are/comment-page-1/#comment-40606 Danny Fri, 27 Jul 2007 18:54:55 +0000 http://christinekane.com/blog/how-to-play-for-5000-people-who-have-no-clue-who-you-are/#comment-40606 Christine, thanks so much for your eloquent perspective. As a fellow singer, writer, and student of The Law of Attraction, I am grateful that I found my way to your blog. OK, enough gushing! Point 4 is something I have to remind myself of more and more. Traditionally, I have tried REALLY hard to be the singer who can do anything and please anyone, and I need to realize that this is unrealistic. You brought that into perspective, though I still embrace a diversity of influences ad styles. That said, Point 2 is driven home that much more. My band has undergone a transformation, lately, because as artists, some of us were growing (or not growing) in different directions. Now, remaining members are taking a turn toward being more ourselves. :-) Point 6... Service... THAT is what art is all about, isn't it? Even a paid show is a service. You are giving the gift of sharing your music or (insert your chosen art form, here) for others to enjoy. They in turn give you the gift of feeding you, whether that be feeding your personal needs, or nourishment for your soul. Again, many thanks for your wisdom. Christine, thanks so much for your eloquent perspective. As a fellow singer, writer, and student of The Law of Attraction, I am grateful that I found my way to your blog. OK, enough gushing!

Point 4 is something I have to remind myself of more and more. Traditionally, I have tried REALLY hard to be the singer who can do anything and please anyone, and I need to realize that this is unrealistic. You brought that into perspective, though I still embrace a diversity of influences ad styles.

That said, Point 2 is driven home that much more. My band has undergone a transformation, lately, because as artists, some of us were growing (or not growing) in different directions. Now, remaining members are taking a turn toward being more ourselves. :-)

Point 6… Service… THAT is what art is all about, isn’t it? Even a paid show is a service. You are giving the gift of sharing your music or (insert your chosen art form, here) for others to enjoy. They in turn give you the gift of feeding you, whether that be feeding your personal needs, or nourishment for your soul.

Again, many thanks for your wisdom.

]]> By: Christine Kane http://christinekane.com/blog/how-to-play-for-5000-people-who-have-no-clue-who-you-are/comment-page-1/#comment-40542 Christine Kane Fri, 27 Jul 2007 02:27:11 +0000 http://christinekane.com/blog/how-to-play-for-5000-people-who-have-no-clue-who-you-are/#comment-40542 mb - i agree. the world DOES need more people like chloe. (though, i really do think jimmy buffett writes great songs and has made an amazing career for himself. truly an accomplishment when you consider he only had ONE song that got any airplay. most artists quietly disappear after that happens.) and as for your performance, that's brilliant. "make it an offering" sounds like a great way to live life. mb – i agree. the world DOES need more people like chloe. (though, i really do think jimmy buffett writes great songs and has made an amazing career for himself. truly an accomplishment when you consider he only had ONE song that got any airplay. most artists quietly disappear after that happens.) and as for your performance, that’s brilliant. “make it an offering” sounds like a great way to live life.

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