The COVID19 epidemic threw a huge wrench into the world’s machinery. Family life, school, entertainment, society, the world, the universe. The alternative platforms performers were forced to use for their art forms, well, some of them work better than others. For those of us who are musicians, it has been a challenge. Apps like Skype or Facebook Live or Zoom are problematic. Unlike comedy or drama, or interviews, music has to be dead on (particularly classical music). I have seen performances where I couldn’t watch the screen because the movements didn’t match what I was hearing (like a very badly dubbed foreign film). We classical music peeps have been using an app called Acappella, which allows for remote performances. It’s true it’s not “live” but at least we’re in sync!
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