WARMING UP IN THE BULLPEN.
Well Phil, Kev boy, Justin and OD, don't know if you are reading this but YOU ARE JUST A FEW WEEKS AWAY FROM NASHVILLE!!! Going to be a good one. We are having the "SALLLUUUUUUTTTTTEEEE TO SUUUUUUUSSSIIIEEEEE!!!
Night on my BIRTHDAY SHOW, THURSDAY JULY 20, and you will be a part of that one. Hope you are getting ready, practicing, maybe getting out there and playing a few "tune up gigs" before you get ready to step in the batters box here. Let me give you a few tips.
Night on my BIRTHDAY SHOW, THURSDAY JULY 20, and you will be a part of that one. Hope you are getting ready, practicing, maybe getting out there and playing a few "tune up gigs" before you get ready to step in the batters box here. Let me give you a few tips.
#1. PRACTICE YOUR SONGS.
Every day or few days, go over your songs. Make sure you can play them THREE TIMES THROUGH without needing lyric sheets. Play them one right after another, until you have the down pat, without pausing, starting over, hitting glitches.
#2. RECORD YOUR PERFORMANCE.
Set up your camera phone, or recorder and set it a few feet away from you. View your films, like the game films. Study what you are doing.
Are you ENNUNCIATING?
Set up your camera phone, or recorder and set it a few feet away from you. View your films, like the game films. Study what you are doing.
Are you ENNUNCIATING?
Are you STAYING IN THE MICROPHONE?
ARE YOU IN YOUR TIME FRAME? Five minutes per song WITH YOUR INTRO OR CONVERSATION.
Are you playing with DYNAMICS? Do you go quiet in the middle of the song when you want your words to stand out?
Are you building BIG INTO YOUR CHORUS?
TIME YOUR PERFORMANCE.
#3. CHECK YOUR EQUIPMENT.
The less you take on stage with you, lyrics, tuners, capos, picks, strap, etc. the less you have to worry about. You should just PLUG IN AND GO.
The less you take on stage with you, lyrics, tuners, capos, picks, strap, etc. the less you have to worry about. You should just PLUG IN AND GO.
#4. PLAY SOMEWHERE LIVE.
If there is an open mic, a writers show, an open stage, FIND IT AND PERFORM ON IT. Nothing can take the place of a live audience. Glitches happen. Mics don't work. Chords don't work Expect it and deal with it.
If there is an open mic, a writers show, an open stage, FIND IT AND PERFORM ON IT. Nothing can take the place of a live audience. Glitches happen. Mics don't work. Chords don't work Expect it and deal with it.
#5. HAVE A GOOD TIME.
If you can't enjoy this, you shouldn't be doing it. Work on your game and then execute. Be prepared.
If you can't enjoy this, you shouldn't be doing it. Work on your game and then execute. Be prepared.
Enough said.
MAB
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