Heather Miller Music


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I'm still figuring it out, but one thing I know for certain is I love music and I'm so grateful for all the gifts it has brought to my life. In May 2011, I took a huge leap of faith and moved from Iowa down to Austin for a year, to study at Rubicon Artist Development and make my first EP. This post and the video below are a good little introduction to that story:

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    13th January 2012

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    #109. I love Fair Bean. Love the Red Symphony.   Sweet, low-key night for the most part.  Some folks decided to leave/had to go right as I was getting up to do my set, which meant they ended up having a conversation of goodbyes right next to me.  I wavered for a second between waiting for them to leave and starting, and decided to go ahead with Jonah since I feel pretty solid with that one by now and thought I’d be able to get through it without them rattling me too much.  They were gone by the time I started my second song, the new one, so that worked out.   It’s a tricky balance, playing in a coffee shop where people may or may not be there to listen.  You’d certainly hope that at least the other performers would be respectful even if they can’t stay for the whole evening, but some of the patrons really don’t care that you are there at all and you can’t begrudge the venue their business! So you have to not take it personally, but also not shrink back into total un-obtrusiveness.  Claim the space and be centered and hope you can command some attention for at least a little bit, which did happen. Since most of the folks left after their first set, and there was still time left, the few of us who stayed got to do a second round, which felt even better.  A mom & her two kids came in and I could tell the little guy, who was probably 2 or 3, was really into my guitar.  A few of the folks there for coffee actually looked up and listened for a bit. Another nice gentleman came in to listen for my last couple songs and told me after that my “presence was uplifting”, which was pretty awesome to hear.   :-)  So yeah, sometimes it is just in the timing! Songs: Round 1 - Jonah’s Whale, Split in Two, AnchorRound 2 - Shoreline of Alaska, Sister’s Prayer, Wings

    #109. I love Fair Bean. Love the Red Symphony.  

    Sweet, low-key night for the most part.  Some folks decided to leave/had to go right as I was getting up to do my set, which meant they ended up having a conversation of goodbyes right next to me.  I wavered for a second between waiting for them to leave and starting, and decided to go ahead with Jonah since I feel pretty solid with that one by now and thought I’d be able to get through it without them rattling me too much.  They were gone by the time I started my second song, the new one, so that worked out.  

    It’s a tricky balance, playing in a coffee shop where people may or may not be there to listen.  You’d certainly hope that at least the other performers would be respectful even if they can’t stay for the whole evening, but some of the patrons really don’t care that you are there at all and you can’t begrudge the venue their business! So you have to not take it personally, but also not shrink back into total un-obtrusiveness.  Claim the space and be centered and hope you can command some attention for at least a little bit, which did happen.

    Since most of the folks left after their first set, and there was still time left, the few of us who stayed got to do a second round, which felt even better.  A mom & her two kids came in and I could tell the little guy, who was probably 2 or 3, was really into my guitar.  A few of the folks there for coffee actually looked up and listened for a bit. Another nice gentleman came in to listen for my last couple songs and told me after that my “presence was uplifting”, which was pretty awesome to hear.   :-)  So yeah, sometimes it is just in the timing!

    Songs:

    Round 1 - Jonah’s Whale, Split in Two, Anchor
    Round 2 - Shoreline of Alaska, Sister’s Prayer, Wings

    Tagged: open mic109Fair Beanaudienceperformanceconfidence

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