Mass Appeal – Make Music New York
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I made music today. No, we made music today.
My guitar school (NYC Guitar School) organized this guitar ensemble for Make Music New York‘s Mass Appeal which took place in Union Square. It sounded fun and I could use some practice, so I joined.
This was a rain or shine event, and there was about 80% chance of rain. So I decided to bring my Applause acoustic/electric (it’s like Ovation for poor people). This guitar is mostly plastic, so it does well against humidity/water. But it also has on-board electronics which do not like water. My solution? Ducktape the darn thing!
Miraculously, it was sunny and gorgeous when I got there. I planned to participate in about three songs, but I ended up trying all 8 songs because once I was in I just had to keep going. We did get to play Arcade Fire’s “Wake Up”, it was awesome. I made so many mistakes, but hey it’s not like I’m a real professional!
It’s always amazing to see this kind of random gatherings happen. It’s even more amazing that such random gatherings work out well in the end – sometimes better than strictly organized events.
I think everyone had a lot of fun. I know I did for sure.
