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Post subject: Re: Stage fright
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 9:15 pm
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I've found that keeping it simple for the first few tries can pay off. You can start with an easy song and build on it as you go along ... as you get comfortable standing there. Or don't embellish ... but at least play that though exactly as you'd practiced it. The curious thing I found back when I played for money was that audiences mostly cared that the song was basically recognizable, had a beat and you could either dance to it or talk over it depending on the environment. If they're friends or colleagues, they'll be even more supportive and think it's cool enough that you're up there and they know you.

You may always be a little apprehensive before a gig and that's fine. Just remember to start off slowly and with something you know you'll nail. That becomes your "Hey, I made it here and I'm doing okay" landmark. It's like a warm up before playing sports and it gets you going and into it.

You might also be approached by a nay sayer. The jerk who will tell you "anyone can play that" or "that's only three chords, I could do that in my sleep when I was 5" or that's not the way they did it on the album or he didn't do it in THAT key. So what ... who cares. Thank them for their opinion and move on. Truth is, there's no really wrong way to play a song (that of course is my opinion). I personally tend to be more impressed with someone who owns a song, puts their own heart into it and makes people take notice. Nothing wrong with mastering some songs note for note but nothing wrong with doing them your way either.


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Post subject: Re: Stage fright
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2015 6:03 am
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lomitus wrote:
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Try to think of it like this...you're up on stage and you make a mistake. So? Did the planet stop spinning? Did the gravitational constant of the universe change? Did countries go to war because of it? Seriously...did the cat pee in your sock drawer just because you missed a note? Most of the time the worse thing that's gonna happen is that you'll have a few war stories that you and your bandmates can laugh about later. People make mistakes. Life goes on.
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EXACTLY right. The key thing to remember is, if/when you make a mistake, it is now history. The moment has passed and everyone has moved on ... DO THE SAME. Do NOT:
dwell on it,
whince,
look at your band members for support,
apologise,
or get embarrassed.

Above all do not allow it to affect the next passage you play or you will get into a downward spiral.

MOVE ON!

Good luck


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