on performing

Yesterday I was asked some questions about why I perform music on stage, what it's like, what the difference is between performing solo and with another person, etc. This essay grew out of that. Obviously I am speaking only for myself; other performers will have different experiences and different motivations. If any other performers reading this have any comments I am interested in reading them, and if anyone has any questions feel free to ask them.

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( Why perform publicly at all? )

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( What is performing like? )

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( What am I doing while I'm performing? )

Song Quiz: The Answers

OK, here are the answers to the song quiz. I was going to give it a couple more days, but then I got impatient. So now I will listen to all of the songs and comment on them! Thanks to everyone for posting their guesses.

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