Howlin Hobbit
Well-known member
Maybe you're thinking you should go hit that open mike.
Well, you should! It's a terrific way to work on your performance and just generally share your joy of music.
But you need to remember the difference between practice and rehearsal.
You practice the pieces. You rehearse the whole.
I'll expand a bit.
An open mike will probably have one of those "x songs or y minutes" rules for performance length. On average you get 2 or 3 songs.
So you practice those songs. The ones you're going to make a "set" of. You practice the chords, strumming patterns, singing, etc. Those are the pieces.
Then you rehearse the whole show.
Yes, it's a show.
You play each song straight through. You think of (and practice) what you're going to say as an intro to each tune. Then you run through them again, with intros, to rehearse the show.
Then you run through them again.
And again. (Don't forget to time things. You don't want to be one of those stage hogs that cuts into other people's time.)
When you get it all down, you go, you play, and you collect your well-deserved applause. You've shown that, even though you may be an amateur -- and remember, the word "amateur" comes from the Latin root "amor" and simply means someone who does something for the love of it -- you still put on a "pro show."
You can do it.
Practice, rehearse, and go get that applause you earned.
Well, you should! It's a terrific way to work on your performance and just generally share your joy of music.
But you need to remember the difference between practice and rehearsal.
You practice the pieces. You rehearse the whole.
I'll expand a bit.
An open mike will probably have one of those "x songs or y minutes" rules for performance length. On average you get 2 or 3 songs.
So you practice those songs. The ones you're going to make a "set" of. You practice the chords, strumming patterns, singing, etc. Those are the pieces.
Then you rehearse the whole show.
Yes, it's a show.
You play each song straight through. You think of (and practice) what you're going to say as an intro to each tune. Then you run through them again, with intros, to rehearse the show.
Then you run through them again.
And again. (Don't forget to time things. You don't want to be one of those stage hogs that cuts into other people's time.)
When you get it all down, you go, you play, and you collect your well-deserved applause. You've shown that, even though you may be an amateur -- and remember, the word "amateur" comes from the Latin root "amor" and simply means someone who does something for the love of it -- you still put on a "pro show."
You can do it.
Practice, rehearse, and go get that applause you earned.