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Help me out, guys. (Performance advice.)
imapiratearg:
So, I volunteered myself to play an acoustic set at my friend's birthday party this Friday. There will be quite a few people there. I have never sung/played in front of a large audience before. I'm pretty terrified, and I'm worried I haven't rehearsed the songs I want to play (all covers, because my songs are nowhere near complete) enough. I'm also worried I will sound like crap, because I don't much like my voice. I have no idea what my key or range is. :\
Any suggestions or pointers for a first-timer?
Scandanavian War Machine:
get drunk. you won't care who is watching or how bad you suck.
all jokes aside; seriously, just take a couple shots and get a good buzz going. you'll be loose enough to not be a nervous wreck but you won't be so loaded that you can't perform.
if they start to loose interest, just stand up, yell "ROCK AND ROLL" and start knocking stuff over.
ViolentDove:
Er... learning the songs would be a good start.
Ballard:
Play each song you want to perform through a couple of times. Familiarize yourself with it and figure out what key it is comfortable to sing in (you don't have do know which key it is, just make sure you can hit the lowest and highest note in it)
StaedlerMars:
When I'm stressed before a show I usually have a pint to settle my nerves. Like SWM said, alcohol will work miracles.
Before that just make sure you know what you're performing. At a birthday party I doubt people are going to criticize you if you don't hit all the notes perfectly. No offence, but I doubt they're expecting anything grand. As long as you look like you know what you're doing, and can play some songs, I bet they'll have a good time.
Also, most people are tone death.
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