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Gidday Tiggi!
I've been doing it on and off for the better part of 35 years now and whether I look it or not am shit-scared every time I face an audience. More so when it's just a small audience in a little venue than a big venue.
Shirley's and my first 'date' was a gig that I did as part of the Midsummer Jazz in Sydney's Domain on January 5th, 1986. I walked out on stage and there were something of the order of 60,000 people there waiting to hear me. The applause was just unbelievable and when I walked back off stage Jazz/Blues singer Margret RoadKnight literally picked me up off the ground and hugged me - I was considerably lighter in those days I must add, only around 100kg. These days I weigh around 170kg.
Maybe it's something to do with the cancer medication (female hormones), but I'm losing size and gaining weight. And my hair has been growing back for the past two years since I started taking them. :wink:
I love performing 'live' though, sadly, these days I have to sit and can't get up to my antics of old as between the arthritis and diabetes and every bloody thing else I can't stand for very long at all.
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I've been doing big tours for 22 years now and performing live is still fun. Sometimes on stage I look down at my hands and think "I'm getting paid for this?!?!" :-)
I had a band director once tell me that being nervous and excited has the same physiological feeling - the only way to tell the difference is if you are prepared you are excited, if you not prepared then you're nervous.
So - are you excited or nervous?
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billyhulting Wrote:I've been doing big tours for 22 years now and performing live is still fun. Sometimes on stage I look down at my hands and think "I'm getting paid for this?!?!" :-)
I had a band director once tell me that being nervous and excited has the same physiological feeling - the only way to tell the difference is if you are prepared you are excited, if you not prepared then you're nervous.
So - are you excited or nervous?
Very cool. That should help me a lot =]
I play my guitar in front of people a lot, mostly in school. But as soon as I realize consciously that they are listening, I freeze up and freak out, and I start playing faster and more quietly.
I'm trying desperately to get into a local band, if for no reason further than to have that experience. I love playing, and I love creating.
It's a looooong shot, but if anyone on MD lives around Plymouth, MA (U.S.A.), and likes to jam...?
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I've played some times live, that is at live "concerts" that my conservatoire arranges every year and I've played both alone and with a band.
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Erixouther Wrote:Very cool. That should help me a lot =]
I play my guitar in front of people a lot, mostly in school. But as soon as I realize consciously that they are listening, I freeze up and freak out, and I start playing faster and more quietly.
I have a trick for that.
When you are on stage, imagine that everybody in the audience is naked.
I dunno why but it works.
I do not play anymore on stage. I am kinda a composing head now. But I played a lot of big gigs in the past.
Sometimes for 50.000 persons or more.
I remember that feeling, very cool
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Eric
If you follow Daniel's advice, wear loose clothing for obvious reasons.:eek:
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I have played live (classical music) starting with piano recitals around age 5; performed as part of choir, duet or solo for many years, and played the piano for my church since I was 13.
My advice is merely to know your music. By that, I mean, study the score, practice, practice and practice some more until you know it well enough to play it blindfolded.
You'd be amazed at how much anxiety you save when you know that you know your music so well you won't forget it (notes or words) when you're performing.
Then you only have to worry about tripping when you're on stage. :biggrin1:
Oh, and if you do make a mistake, just keep going. Most of the time the audience doesn't even notice.
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Our first gig was with the now infamous Kincaid live,
we have played along side musicians such as Eoghan Colgan ,The Apsherons, Vivian Scotson & Patrick Bullen , and Forfars The Trade and played over 60 gigs in 2009
This took us to venues like The ferry , Bar Bliss, Cosmopol Clydebank , Cosmopol maggie mays , Macsorleys Glasgow and Glasgows famous Kelvin hall and all this after i vowed i would never play live :laugh:
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mozartini Wrote:My advice is merely to know your music. By that, I mean, study the score, practice, practice and practice some more until you know it well enough to play it blindfolded.
You'd be amazed at how much anxiety you save when you know that you know your music so well you won't forget it (notes or words) when you're performing.
Then you only have to worry about tripping when you're on stage. :biggrin1:
Oh, and if you do make a mistake, just keep going. Most of the time the audience doesn't even notice.
I play blues. I play live quite often. I subscribe EVERY SINGLE WORD you said, my friend. Even though blues is considered an improvisational type of music, I've improved so much just by knowing what I'm going to play beforehand.
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I play live all the time...in fact I'm supposed to be getting myself together to go gig right now, but I'm stalling. I LOVE playing, but getting myself there is another thing. Actually, it's like going to a movie or something...I fiddle and fiddle then am in a frantic panic to go, then I really enjoy myself. Ok, enough of that...I really should get out of my PJ's and get ready 
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