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I majored in clarinet and still play in the community band. I played violin in high school but sold my instrument a few years ago. My major was in music therapy so I’ve also dabbled in piano, guitar, and percussion.
We’re a little low budget so I was just hoping for a gift certificate to Sylvia Woods but a couple of weeks ago all the music I wanted was on sale! So I know exactly what I’m getting but it should be fun. I’m getting “Summertime”, “Stairway to Heaven”, “Fireflies” and the music from “Brave”.
Sunita Staneslaw and Thom Dutton’s Christmas arrangements for Christmas Eve. Pop n Easy Nutcracker and Mary Jean Zarick’s Popular Christmas album for a nursing home gig. Thom Dutton’s Baroque Duos for New Years.
Do you play for 1 1/2 hours all in one shot or do you break it up during the day? That’s what I would try first is taking some breaks while you play.
I am a big fan of the Peak Folding Music stand. It’s very light weight but is very sturdy, even in quite a bit of wind. It has a wide base and the desk locks into place so won’t blow around. It looks like a solid desk, orchestra stand when assembled so looks classier than a wire stand and is sturdier and lighter than even my best wire stand. the desk is fairly deep so you can put a big gig book (or several!) on it. My only complaint is that I would like the desk to be wider. Some of my pieces are three pages long and I don’t like having that extra page hang off the side.
What about a Paraguayan harp? It’s not as rich and warm but it does have a fun sound, can be beat around, and is fairly light tension.
I think it’s perfectly OK to say that you’ve had some bad experiences in past and can no longer rent out.
