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Monthly Archives: April 2017
Quick Performance Tip – Tell the Audience Your Name
Make sure the audience knows your name. Get introduced before you play. Say your name (or your group’s name) often from stage. Have your logo on a banner, screen, or kick drum. There are too many situations where audience members … Continue reading
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Quick Rehearsal Tip – Learning vs Performance
At every rehearsal, and for each runthrough, decide ahead of time if the group is in learning mode (ok to stop) or in performance mode (not ok to stop). This is crucial to your success when you finally arrive on … Continue reading
Quick Performance Tip – Acknowledge Your Audience
Acknowledge your audience. Thank them for attending your show. Introduce band members so the audience feels like they know you better. Make your audience feel welcome. Without them, it’s just a rehearsal.
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Quick Practice Tip – Get Constant Feedback
Make sure you’re getting constant feedback. Without it, you’re just going through the motions and are unlikely to improve. Shoot video. Use a metronome. Use a tuner. Have some way of recording your progress!
Quick Rehearsal Tip – Be Prepared
At home on your own, prepare well and know before rehearsal what still needs work. This gives you many options at the rehearsal: (1) Openly acknowledge what you’re not ready for and ask your bandmates if you can skip it … Continue reading
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Quick Practice Tip – Just Start
Just get started, even with no practice plan and no idea what you’ll actually start with. Starting is always better than delaying.
Internal vs External Goals
David Motto’s Practice Tip of the Week:Internal vs. External Goals External Concerns We spend a lot of time in our lives trying to impress other people and win their approval. Whether it’s our parents, teachers, friends, loved ones, audiences, or … Continue reading
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Know Who to Listen To
David Motto’s Practice Tip of the Week:Know Who to Listen To Criticism Comes from Many Sources As mentioned in last week’s Practice Tip, musicians get negative comments from a lot of sources – even people closest to you. Sometimes musicians … Continue reading
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Dealing with Negative Comments
David Motto’s Practice Tip of the Week:Dealing with Negative Comments There Will Always Be Criticism No one ever achieved greatness without dismissing the glaring criticism of others. And, there will always be criticism! Musicians must develop a thick skin about … Continue reading
Tough Stuff
David Motto’s Practice Tip of the Week:Tough Stuff What is “Tough Stuff”? In every song or piece you want to learn, there is inevitably one section that seems too high, too fast, or too hard. Sometimes there are many of … Continue reading
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