Topic: ISN'T IT FUNNY? (Read 2866 times)

PingPing · « **on:** April 21, 2005, 06:59:02 PM »

Isnt it funny when someone comes to your at church and say that they want you to play for them and you practice with them for a long time in order for them to get the right note. but at the time of the performance the person gets nervous and starts singing in a chord somewhere between C n D but it is not C# and you are trying the best to find that chord but you cant, and the person looks at you as if you are playing the wrong chord or something and when the person finally settles on one chord and you are ready to play, the song is ending. THAT IS FUNNY?

B3Wannabe · « **Reply #1 on:** April 21, 2005, 07:22:40 PM »

yea....the problem is that our ears and voice can hear/sing notes that aren't on the keyboard, so when someone of think we're in key, we don't know that that key doesn't exist!

:lol: :lol:

JoashStilltheman · « **Reply #2 on:** April 22, 2005, 12:20:56 AM »

Well I think it's part of the musical experience. Stuff like that will always happen. Usually happens with people who are not used to singing to an instrument.

FaceHim · « **Reply #3 on:** April 22, 2005, 04:38:08 PM »

No, that's not funny at all. :lol:
It's funny when a person thinks they really siging. and the Pastor give you the cut it off sign. :lol: :lol: :lol:

DetroitB3 · « **Reply #4 on:** April 22, 2005, 05:07:50 PM »

Lol that's funny...i remember when i was about 16 we used to have this one older lady lead praise & worship service..(ol skool) she would sing in like 10 different keys per song lol it was a workout to say the least..helped me grow as a musician though..NO TRANSPOSE BUTTON ON THE ORGAN lol Thankfully God led me to a different church where the music is a bit more advanced..

Crazykeys · « **Reply #5 on:** April 25, 2005, 12:05:37 PM »

HHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH HH
HHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAA!!!!! I needed that laugh. Ya'll are silly. :lol:

vwebster · « **Reply #6 on:** April 25, 2005, 12:54:25 PM »

Here is a twist on the above scenario,...

Where only the musician knows the song he's playing? The choir simply stands and looks at each other as if to say, "What the heck is he doing?"

The first lady hangs her head, the pastor prays quietly with his eyes closed,.. and murmurs hopefully, "Ya'll bless us, now.

The musician glares at the choir in the loft, thinking, "Why aren't they singing, cause I know I'm playing?"

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Let's remember, it's tough to work with a choir full of people, with less than "developed" vocal skills, but every once in awhile, it "ain't" the choir or the soloist,...but it's me, it's me, it's me, oh Lord.

Just a thought,...

vwebster · « **Reply #7 on:** April 25, 2005, 01:38:45 PM »

Although,...we did have this one little old lady,... well never mind, I digress

meme1 · « **Reply #8 on:** April 26, 2005, 03:44:24 PM »

the same thing happened to me but the opposite. I think he got nerves because The piano player was off key and was playing too fast.

LadyWiz · « **Reply #9 on:** April 26, 2005, 04:26:46 PM »

Quote from: vwebster

Where only the musician knows the song he's playing? The choir simply stands and looks at each other as if to say, "What the heck is he doing?"

The first lady hangs her head, the pastor prays quietly with his eyes closed,.. and murmurs hopefully, "Ya'll bless us, now.

The musician glares at the choir in the loft, thinking, "Why aren't they singing, cause I know I'm playing?"

vwebster you too funny!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

JoashStilltheman · « **Reply #10 on:** April 27, 2005, 10:13:21 AM »

What do you all do when you're playing a song then you modulate to a higher key and the singers remain in the previous key or move to another totally different key. It's very traumatizing to the musician. They're all looking at you like you've made a mistake.

T-Block · « **Reply #11 on:** April 27, 2005, 10:17:25 AM »

I know what u mean by that. Any time a song goes wrong it is always the musician fault when it is really the singers who ain't singing where they supposed to sing. All that practice they had and they get up and sing like that. Gets on my nerves!!!

Loopy · « **Reply #12 on:** April 27, 2005, 10:57:49 AM »

LOL! this is funny stuff because I can identify with it all!

However, I have another twist to bring up.

What about those really good singers who basically have perfect pitch and God forbid there is a musician playing for them who is a beginner or does not know how to play very well and can't pick them up. Those singers will glare at the musicians, shake their heads, or in some cases, tell them to stop playing! I have several friends like that and when we go visit churches and they have to sing they'll look at me in the audience and motion for me to come play for them. (I HATE when they do that because you can't go to somebody else's church and just "take over" someone else's keyboard!!) I usually feel so sorry for those musicians because we have all been a beginner at some point!!

Loopy

LadyWiz · « **Reply #13 on:** April 27, 2005, 11:02:34 AM »

Quote from: JoashStilltheman

It's very traumatizing to the musician.

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

key-wiz · « **Reply #14 on:** April 27, 2005, 03:06:24 PM »

hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

vwebster · « **Reply #15 on:** April 27, 2005, 05:27:14 PM »

Quote from: Loopy

LOL! this is funny stuff because I can identify with it all!

However, I have another twist to bring up.

What about those really good singers who basically have perfect pitch and God forbid there is a musician playing for them who is a beginner or does not know how to play very well and can't pick them up. Those singers will glare at the musicians, shake their heads, or in some cases, tell them to stop playing! I have several friends like that and when we go visit churches and they have to sing they'll look at me in the audience and motion for me to come play for them. (I HATE when they do that because you can't go to somebody else's church and just "take over" someone else's keyboard!!) I usually feel so sorry for those musicians because we have all been a beginner at some point!!

Loopy

I saw a guy take over a keyboard. Our church musician is somewhat of a beginner, but she plays better than I do any day of the week. We're at this church and one of the pastors apparently doesn't like the way she's accompanying the pastor. So, since he's a musician -> he dethrones her. I'm in the choir watching all of this thinking, "What are they doing?"

So, he finishes the sermon instead of our musician, and to make matters worse, he didn't sound that great. I was expecting to hear the thunder and see the clouds roll, but I found his accompaniment "uninspiring". So, I was left wondering, why did he do that?

He apologized to our musician who graciously accepted. But, his whole attitude seemed to be that he felt "obligated" to "get things done". I just didn't see anything he did that warranted that little display of confusion.

I really would have understood, (I think), had he sounded really good. But, I was just left thinking he was on some ego trip.

BTW, it wasn't our church, but it wasn't his either. We were all visitors. But, our choir was responsible for doing the service. The pastor/musician was just visiting.

BBoy · « **Reply #16 on:** April 27, 2005, 10:22:41 PM »

I wonder if his attitude and the fact that he didn't sound so great were connected somehow. If you don't respect God's people, life has a way of humbling you, yanno.

Be Blessed . . .

BBoy

Loopy · « **Reply #17 on:** April 27, 2005, 10:31:43 PM »

I agree. There's a way to treat people, and this guy sounds like he was being an idiot. At least he apologized. He probably learned his lesson (hopefully).

Loopy

catty · « **Reply #18 on:** April 27, 2005, 11:26:03 PM »

I get really nervous because there are still some keys I haven't perfected and those are the ones I try to stay away from. But my pastor (who is my brother) sings very well. He will sometimes sing a song before he preaches that modulates (in half steps), but instead of going up 2 or 3 times he goes up 10 or 11 times, so that makes me have to play it in every key. :roll: Sometimes he ends up back at the key we started in an octave higher. 8O I cheat though and when he gives the signal for me to go up to the next key, if that's one that I can't play in too good I skip that one and go to the next one. :lol: :oops: :lol:

JoashStilltheman · « **Reply #19 on:** April 28, 2005, 09:28:38 AM »

Well it's true in certain cases it's the musician's fault. Sometimes I've slipped into a different key by mistake and thrown everybody off. Sometimes you can rescue the situation sometimes you can't.
Another scene is when somebody grabs the mic and starts singing in a key that is something inbetween E and Eb and you can't really place it. So when you finally get the key, the song has ended. So you do a little instrumental to let everybody know that you know the song, it's the other guys fault.

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