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Originally Posted by dot75
THAT sort of behavior in a fellow performer would certainly induce nervousness before and during gigs.
Stumbling fingers still need love ...
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04-02-2017 01:43 PM
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Originally Posted by paulkogut
"Look out into the audience. See the person in the back row. Play to him. You're playing to him."
For what ever was carried by that advice, it worked.
David
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Originally Posted by DonEsteban
I'm told Michael Caine said, "Rehearsal is the work. Performance is the relaxation."
And perhaps the oldest line I know about performing: "The art is hiding the art."
(Some nervousness is, like some attractions, "purely physical." It helps to take a few deep breaths, maybe recite a mantra that serves to center / settle you. If you hyperventilate before taking the stage, it will go bad even if you know your stuff. <<<< One way to deal with this is open with something you really, really, really have down. Usually being on stage for a minute or so makes some of the jitters pass. Never open with some "wild new sh*t".... ;o)
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I always liked the way Stephen Stills dealt with this issue at Woodstock in front of 400,000 people..."Hey man, this is our second gig and we're scared shitless"....
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The First and Worst was when my Dad told me "We're going to sing next Sunday Morning in Church, just me and you." I was about nine years old, and knew three chords (C,F (kinda), and G), and I believe I had my eyes closed the whole time. After we were through, I propped my guitar in the corner and walked down to the pew we sat in. This little girl looked at me and smiled; I remember thinking "this guitar stuff works!" The last time I was nervous was in the Summer of 1974, the first time I played my first SERIOUS gig in a Soul group... I was 18 then.
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Originally Posted by MarkRhodes
Not many songs can do both, in my oeuvre -- I don't have the depth of knowledge in my own field that y'all seem to have in yours, and focus more on originals too, which is a handicap. But I've got a few numbers that are energetic and catchy enough that I never let get rusty for this reason. First impressions stick, especially when the audience is free to step out for a cigarette after they've decided you aren't bringing it.
(By the way, that first gig, I was so nervous I broke not one, not two, but three strings on my twelver, including both Gs. Great experience, because the show must go on, and I soldiered through figuring it could only get better.)Last edited by Thumpalumpacus; 04-03-2017 at 11:38 PM.
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I was invited to play Larry Coryell's Memorial here in Orlando this past Sunday by Tracey his wife. He wrote out an arrangement of "She's Leaving Home" that I've been playing for awhile. Anyway, there's around 200...300 people here at his Buddhist center. It wasn't just nerves you're dealing with but the emotional aspect as well...I had studied with him the past few years. Another guy went on first, played really well and then just lost it at the end, I mean broke down sobbing...knocked his guitar over trying to leave the stage...they called me next and I felt so bad for this guy, I went over and told him he did a great job. Then I got on stage and felt totally calm, except for the emotional aspect. I thought I was going to lose it at one point but somehow kept it together.. I played the piece probably the best I ever had. But I'd have to say all things considered...probably the toughest gig I've ever done...and the most rewarding.
Last edited by jaco; 04-04-2017 at 05:36 PM.
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Originally Posted by jaco
Those are the hardest gigs I've ever done. Doing a classical tenor vocal competition (normally a "naked" experience) is *nothing* compared to a funeral.
Stumbling fingers still need love ...
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Originally Posted by R Neil
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Originally Posted by Donnie
Stumbling fingers still need love ...
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Originally Posted by Donnie
Some of my sister's friends (suddenly and unexpectedly) decided to sing at the graveside as our mother's coffin was being lowered; I swear she would (almost) have approved had I pushed them in, and that I (almost) wish I had.Last edited by destinytot; 04-05-2017 at 09:50 AM.
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