Kyoko Oyobe (Piano) Ippei Ichimaru (Bass) Enrique Haneine (Drums) |
A fun session with Enrique and Kyoko. Today's session was not relaxed one though. Unlike the usual sessions, Enrique set up the recording devices and recorded everything we played. I was not really paying attention on the recording devices first and finished playing one tune. We listened to the recording and I froze.
『リズムもピッチもあっちょらん……………』
聴き終わった時にあまりのショックで私の髪は白髪と化しておりました。レコーディングというものは、ミュージシャンにとって残酷なほど己の本当の姿がハッキリと分かるものでございます。この感じはなんでしょう。初めて自分のみにくい姿を鏡で見たメスゴリラとでも形容いたしましょうか……………。明らかに練習不足のポンコツ・ミュージシャンを鏡の向こうに見てしまいました。それからの曲は命がけでピッチとリズムを合わせました。でもあまりに緊張していたためにボリュームが極限まで下がってしまいました。ベースの音よりも、私の額から落ちる冷や汗が、ポチョーンと床に落ちる音の方が大きかったです。
"Rhythm is off, pitch is off too."
My hairs were all turned white after I listened to it. For musicians, recording is something you can see your real self in mercilessly clear vision. I was like the female gorilla that saw a mirror for the first time. I saw a decrepit practice-lacking musician in the mirror. I played in the right rhythm and the right pitches as though my life depended on it after that. The volume of the bass, however, went way down because I was so nervous. I could hear the sound of my sweat hitting the floor louder than my bass.
そう言えば基礎練習なんて、ここんところ真面目にやってなかったもんな。ああ、いかん、このままではいかんぞ。最近、ヘコむ事ばっかりや!
I haven't been practicing the basic techniques seriously in these days. Oh well, I have to do something about this.
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