The concert was Tingstad and Rumbel. Nancy Rumbel played masterfully two different types of oboes and an ocarina. Eric Tingstad was stunning and hypnotic on the acoustic guitar. Playing together for thirty years has created a unity to their music that relaxes the soul and creates a sense of wonderment. If you don’t watch closely though, you might miss something critical to their performance.
Nearly between each song, Nancy is taking what looks like a long string with fabric attached and runs it through the length of the oboes. Eric teases one or more of the silver knobs at the long end of the guitar. They are so skilled with their instruments, they know when subtle adjustments or maintenance is required so that they can get the most of their instrument. They do this so that they are capable of giving the best performance possible.
It’s one thing to know how to play your instrument with skill and talent, but if your instrument isn’t in tune or in a healthy maintained state then the music will come out poor irregardless.
It is so much like your body. Sure you may know how to perform with your body when you need it to. You may know how to sweep the kitchen, mow the lawn, type that report, pick up your infant, run that mile, swing that tennis racket, or drive that car, but are you doing it as well as possible? Like the instruments aforementioned, are you in-tune?
Your structure and posture, starting with your spine, extending to your joints, extending to your muscles and supporting ligaments and soft tissues play a crucial role in your bodies ability to function in an “in-tune” state. Daily postural exercises coupled with regular chiropractic care and occasional massage is a perfect example of you making healthy “music” when it comes to your body.
It’s almost a guaranteed way to get the most performance and longevity out of your body, pending accidents or trauma. But you have to put the time in on taking care of your body. you have to do the work.
The concert was coming to a close…
The final song was played with perfection and the two artists took their bows while the audience guided them offstage with rounding applause. Applause that extended with a tug. A tug back to the stage. They responded. Happily they returned and went back to their instruments. With smiles back to each other, he picked up his guitar and she took a moment in the silence to run the cleaning rag through the length of the oboes once again while stating in the mike, “Like heck am I going to end with a song out of tune for such a great audience.” We were happy to wait.
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