2025 Market Goals

[Tom]

Ok, time to start thinking about the 2025 farmers market where I will play about ten 3 - 4 hour solo sessions. Starting May, 2025.

In 2024 I met my goal of 3 hours, no repeats, with feedback, encouragement and help from you, the wonderful forum accordionists.

I seek your interest again, but understand where you are all coming from. If this offends you, I am sorry, and there is an “ignore” button somewhere.

Here we go……

 

[Tom]

Ok, my main goal for 2025 comes under……

Repertoire….

*** Ditch the Book! ***

Can I play 3 hours “by heart” (playing from memory, by ear, by muscle memory, by improvising, etc.)? Ie. Playing without sheet music.

Task: Go through book and get rid of all tunes I don’t want to play in 2025. See where that leaves me. I would ideally have around 40 songs.

 

[jozz]

ambitious!
I will stand up and applaud if you manage 40 by heart

 

[John M]

Way to go Tom -- You're proactive.

I only see Goal #1 here that you posted in the "2024 Goals". What happened to your other three "2025 Goals ":
2. Professional upgrade which I never got around to for 2024. Business card/flyer, YouTube site, poster, Mic and speaker.
3. A jazz set, even 5 tunes so I can be “Jazz, Polkas and More!”
4. More original music. Maybe shoot for 3 - 5 new original songs. (I play 1 now)

As I said in my previous post, I won't touch goals 1 & 2 -- too ambitious for me.
My focus for 2025 will be:
3-- "Jazz, Polkas, and More"
4 -- More new original songs that are familiar to the audience. I try to get the best Roland 8X sounds that I can "Fit" to the song.

John

 

[Tom]

ambitious!
I will stand up and applaud if you manage 40 by heart

Let’s see how many I have already. I could organize by type. Say, 8 groups of 5. Jazz, Polka, Italian, Americana, Originals, Accordionistic, French, Old Time.

 

[Tom]

Way to go Tom -- You're proactive.

I only see Goal #1 here that you posted in the "2024 Goals". What happened to your other three "2025 Goals ":
2. Professional upgrade which I never got around to for 2024. Business card/flyer, YouTube site, poster, Mic and speaker.
3. A jazz set, even 5 tunes so I can be “Jazz, Polkas and More!”
4. More original music. Maybe shoot for 3 - 5 new original songs. (I play 1 now)

As I said in my previous post, I won't touch goals 1 & 2 -- too ambitious for me.
My focus for 2025 will be:
3-- "Jazz, Polkas, and More"
4 -- More new original songs that are familiar to the audience. I try to get the best Roland 8X sounds that I can "Fit" to the song.

John

Well, most of these will be covered in Repertoire, see the groupings above. I do need the upgrade too, though, you’re right. I’m glad you’re oooking at new tunes for your fr8!