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never start with complicated things,think of the one piece of music that you always feel is a breeze and know you do and sound at best,if its improv then start as well with simple techniques,don't try to show all you can do at the beginning if the devices or the buttons you have to push is what makes you nervous don't even use it at the beginning,who says you have to? if its all those racks or pedals,take less,avoid anything that is going to cause malfunctions,plan ahead, sketch or note your improvs if it helps and dont put yourself in the discomfort zone at the beginning;-) once you get past that initial rush and feel a bit more relaxed go for the discomfort zone and never forget to smile and an eye wink in between;-) Luis On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 9:32 AM, mark francombe <markfrancombe@gmail.com> wrote: > I guess its over now and i hope it went well. The only advice i can > give is that everyone feels like you do, and the less often you play > the worse it gets. play often... does the fear of failure sub side? > no, but you learn to enjoy it > > i have been making a webpage trying to remember every gig i have > played... its over 800, still get terrified the day before... > > Even to 20 people. > > > > m > > > > > > Sent from my (advertisement removed) > > On 25 Jan 2012, at 02:37, Sylvain Poitras <sylvain.trombone@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Just tell yourself that no one comes to your gig hoping to see you >> fuck up. Repeat as often as required. It does the trick for me every >> time (that and the litany against fear: >> http://dune.wikia.com/wiki/Litany_Against_Fear ). >> Sylvain >> >> On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 8:25 PM, Gmail <k3zz21@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Thanks everyone for the advice I feel a lot better now. The one thing >>> that >>> bothers me is I rarely get into the music. I stand up there all tense >>> but >>> shaky worrying that I look stupid. I dont know why and it bugs the >>> nuts outa >>> me because I want to actually enjoy the music myself so I can make it s >>> better experience. >>> >>> On Jan 24, 2012, at 4:08 PM, Daniel Thomas <danielthomas4@mac.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> I feel like flaking :/ >>> >>> The real danger here is not in having to survive a struggling >>> performance--all performing artists must endure this. The real danger >>> is in >>> letting your jitters manage your performance calendar. Stick to your >>> commitments. >>> >>> Just share what you got-- no apology or explanation needed. Give it >>> with >>> gusto. And if you struggle-- do so with grace. Struggle is a welcome >>> element in any performance art. The audience will rally for you if >>> you let >>> them. >>> So be bold. Be daring. Be unapologetic. Unless of course, you >>> choose to >>> flake, in which case, you should apologize like crazy-- mostly, to >>> yourself. >>> >>> Daniel >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Jan 24, 2012, at 2:16 PM, Gmail wrote: >>> >>> I have a performance tomorrow at youth group (church). Haven't >>> practiced >>> live looping in about 2 weeks and currently have little to no >>> confidence in >>> myself after the session I just had. Plus it is finals week so I have >>> had >>> very little time for music anyways. I feel like flaking :/ >>> >>> >> > -- www.luis-angulo.com