Silence
Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2022 9:27 pm
Dear Congaplace members,
as many of you, I too have noticed the long silence on this board. While I cannot speak for others and am therefore unable to tell the reason(s), I will speak for myself.
1. - I keep on checking the forum for new messages each time after going through my e-mails, which is every day.
2. I can't really say something to just any question coming up. If the question is for some teachers some place abroad and I don't know of any, I don't respond. If I don't have a specific bongo method nor its audio supplement, I can't help it. And this may refer to other members as well. It doesn't have to be carelessness or disrespect if no one speaks up. @ Dave Crowder: I did listen to some of your recordings, and I found them well produced. If I had your intonation abilities, I would probably have more fun practicing songs. However, for some reason I would not spend time on such a project, and I cannot exactly tell why; so I chose not to post any comment at all. This should be acceptable.
3. I am up to something totally different. I have been practicing congas extensively during the summer. But I am working towards a goal I cannot discuss with anyone: I was trying to expand my personal vocabulary in order to build my own style or voice. I even created about a dozen of new rhythms or own variations of existing rhythm patterns. I am not yet where I want to be, and maybe I have to modify my goals a bit. Anyway, I am deeply engaged in an artistic or creative process which is so personal that by its intimate nature nobody could or should help me. So I do not have any questions to the forum myself (at the moment).
So, as far as I am concerned, Congaplace is still there, and I am ready to become involved whenever I feel addressed. However, it is probably safe to say that Facebook has taken over a lot of correspondence that formerly took place in newsgroups like this. As I said elsewhere, I'm not inside that scene. But FB is there, and I suppose that that's where a lot more is happening.
Another aspect I cannot leave unmentioned is that eery nightmare in Ukraine, which definitely feels like being beamed back hundred years ago by some misconstructed time machine. If it won't stop as irrationally as it begun, we might all end up acting in the ultimate horror movie to become reality. So in the face of this dizzying threat, even hardcore congueros may find their focus temporarily deflected ...
Best wishes to everybody,
Thomas
as many of you, I too have noticed the long silence on this board. While I cannot speak for others and am therefore unable to tell the reason(s), I will speak for myself.
1. - I keep on checking the forum for new messages each time after going through my e-mails, which is every day.
2. I can't really say something to just any question coming up. If the question is for some teachers some place abroad and I don't know of any, I don't respond. If I don't have a specific bongo method nor its audio supplement, I can't help it. And this may refer to other members as well. It doesn't have to be carelessness or disrespect if no one speaks up. @ Dave Crowder: I did listen to some of your recordings, and I found them well produced. If I had your intonation abilities, I would probably have more fun practicing songs. However, for some reason I would not spend time on such a project, and I cannot exactly tell why; so I chose not to post any comment at all. This should be acceptable.
3. I am up to something totally different. I have been practicing congas extensively during the summer. But I am working towards a goal I cannot discuss with anyone: I was trying to expand my personal vocabulary in order to build my own style or voice. I even created about a dozen of new rhythms or own variations of existing rhythm patterns. I am not yet where I want to be, and maybe I have to modify my goals a bit. Anyway, I am deeply engaged in an artistic or creative process which is so personal that by its intimate nature nobody could or should help me. So I do not have any questions to the forum myself (at the moment).
So, as far as I am concerned, Congaplace is still there, and I am ready to become involved whenever I feel addressed. However, it is probably safe to say that Facebook has taken over a lot of correspondence that formerly took place in newsgroups like this. As I said elsewhere, I'm not inside that scene. But FB is there, and I suppose that that's where a lot more is happening.
Another aspect I cannot leave unmentioned is that eery nightmare in Ukraine, which definitely feels like being beamed back hundred years ago by some misconstructed time machine. If it won't stop as irrationally as it begun, we might all end up acting in the ultimate horror movie to become reality. So in the face of this dizzying threat, even hardcore congueros may find their focus temporarily deflected ...
Best wishes to everybody,
Thomas