| LearnJazzPiano.com archives: Blue Pianist | |
| Beverly Redding -- 05/14/2004, 15:35:05 -- #4315 | |
| Dear Auntie, My pianist has been "holding his breath" for about seven days(off and on, of course) and believe you me,this pianist is bluer than blue. I tried spanking him as it seems to be a rather babyish behaviour and I thought he might be regressing to infancy.I tried some other baby type remembrance things too and he bit me!! Someone said to my pianist-- "don't hold your breath" meaning don't expect something to happen as it probably won't ---but that comment(while certainly not positive) shouldn't have caused my pianist to go blue and keep holding his breath.He usually has a firm grip!! True, it is sporatic, but it's ruining our band arrangements cause when he's holding his breath, he lingers on a note for about two minutes and the drummer ,guitarist ,bass player and me just want to "deck him". Do you have any suggestions that could help my blue pianist????? I tried to share with him by singing all the "blue" songs for him, like "little girl blue" "you ain't been blue" "blue monday","blues in the night",figuring if I can't lick him, I'll join him. I tried holding my breath too but it made me dizzy and week. Can you give me any advise to help my blue pianist?? everything---but | |
| Beverly Redding -- 05/15/2004, 14:10:32 -- #4324 | |
| Dear But, Auntie, not being patient, would probably cheer him on to hold his breath even longer, thus removing the problem permanently. However, I see you are a good friend and an integrity person and a woman of your word.Trying extreme measures to help him. Not everyone is like this. "Blue Boy" is having an anxiety attack, not uncommon for artists, and so the strange behaviour will probably cease at some point, no doubt replacing itself with another strange behavior. Very gifted people do have this tendency and I can see that you are a very patient person. Others were probably patient with you when you went "bonkers".It's obvious to me that you gave plenty of people "a handful of heartache" yourself. Thus, your patience with another. If it's ruining your band arrangements, then get another pianist until he can breathe normally. If his anxiety comes from mistrust, hey, show biz,and all the B----sh--that gets tossed around, no wonder. Auntie has had her share of dissappointments. My advise is this---be patient with him--continue to show your faith in him as a friend and be sincere in your wishes for him to "come around"artistically and emotionally, and "stop holding his breath". Your motives are pure and I can see that, even tho you, being an artist as well,---are "crazy" too. The bottom line--stay hopeful-inspired, even when no inspiration is given to you and all good things will happen. But for God's sake--DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH!!!! Auntie | |
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