Monthly Archives: August 2009

August 12, 2009

Open Mic on August 25th!

By zero360

We decided at our recent NSAI Charlotte meeting that we will hold an open mic at The Well in Pineville (www.the-well. org) on Tuesday, August 25th, from 7:00 pm til 10:00 pm, and YOU are invited to play!  This is open to NSAI members and non-members, but we will give priority to members.  We will be able to better define what that means when we see how many people are interested in playing.

So, if you are interested in playing at the open mic, please email sisimpson@aol.com and let us know.  Also, please indicate whether you are an NSAI member.  When we see how many people sign up to play, we will be able to determine how many songs each person will do. This will be for fun only, with no critiquing of songs or performances.

There will be no admission fee.  As always, The Well will welcome donations to cover coffee and snacks.  Please bring family and friends.  The more the merrier!

So, please let us know if you would like to play!  Then put it on your calendar.  Then stay tuned for more info.

Steve, Fiona, and Angelo
NSAI Charlotte

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August 7, 2009

August Meeting — Swannanoa Recap!

By zero360

At this month’s Charlotte NSAI meeting this coming Tuesday night (August 11th), those of us who attended the Swannanoa Gathering last week will be sharing with the group some of the tidbits of information we picked up in our classes there. It was a great week of music and inspiration and we’re looking forward to sharing the good stuff with you.

For example, do you know why the chorus of Don McLean’s beautiful song, “Vincent” is so pleasing to your ear? It’s because the verses consist of short, rapid-fire phrases, and when your ear is starting to get tired of hearing them, along comes the chorus with its long, drawn-out notes that your ear is ready to hear (“Now I think I….. know……”) . Some people call that type of change a “release.”

It’ll be a good meeting! Don’t miss it!

And of course, we’ll be critiquing each other’s songs, as usual, during the second half of our meeting.

See you Tuesday… 7PM at The Well in Pineville, NC

Steve, Fiona, and Angelo

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