By Terrence Harper
1. Prepare and rehearse. Know everybody else’s lyrics, so that you can fill in and define parts of the song to get or keep the crowd hyped. Rehearsal is important in order to show that your a professional or on the brink of becoming a pro, you’d got to know where the other person should be onstage.
2. The lead vocalist should almost always take center stage, then move from right to left interacting with the crowd. Always, go center stage when your verse starts this brings the attention to you, especially if you have multiple people on stage. Read more »
Tags: Audience, Center Stage, dance, Genre Of Music, Groups, Having A Bad Day, Hips, how to, Lyrics, performing, Rehearsal, rehearse, rhythm, stage, Stage Presence, Vocalist
Developing As A Musician and Performer, Interacting With Other Musicians, Live Performance | TipsForTheBand.com January 9, 2010 | 
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By Sarah Walther
In singing proper breathing support is very important, because it is one of the foundation. Proper support must be observed for you to have quality voice and it makes singing a joy. If you have proper support, in the eyes of the audience the production seems effortless and magical. In this article I’m going to share to you helpful tips and learn to sing with proper breathing support.
Stand Tall
In singing perfect posture is very vital as well as good breath control. In doing this, you have to look at the mirror by standing sideways and observe your posture. You must see to it that your back is as straight as a board. Read more »
Tags: Audience, Audition, Breath Control, Deep Breath, Learn To Sing, Perfect Posture, Posture, Proper Breathing, Quality Voice, Singers, Stomach, Vocal Production
Developing As A Musician and Performer, Learning to Sing, Singing | TipsForTheBand.com December 25, 2009 | Comments (0)
by Ricky Sharples
Acoustic guitar flatpicking techniques are components of the language that helps you to speak to your audience. As you do not have the electronic effects an electric guitarist has at his disposal, you are left with the flatpicking techniques you can use to make your music touch the minds and hearts of your listeners.
Acoustic guitar flatpicking techniques govern how you touch the guitar strings with your pick. How you control volume and tone, and how you manage the clarity of your flatpicking. The right hand controls the way you play your acoustic guitar and how it sounds, we should concentrate on this hand.
The main part of your collection of flatpicking techniques is freedom of movement. Your right hand should be able to move freely from soundhole to bridge to give you the biggest range of tones available on the acoustic guitar. The biggest obstacle to freedom of movement for your right hand is anchoring it by pressing down on the guitar body with your little finger. Read more »
Tags: Acoustic Guitar, Acoustic Guitar Flatpicking, Audience, Down Strokes, Electric Guitarist, Electronic Effects, Flatpicking Techniques, Freedom Of Movement, Guitar Body, Guitar Strings, Little Finger, Move The Pick, Music, Range of Tones, Sixth String, Soundhole, Tension, The Right Hand, Up Strokes
Guitar, Guitar Techniques, Learn To Play | TipsForTheBand.com September 13, 2009 | Comments (0)
Written by ELMORE MUSIC
If you’ve performed live on stage or even a casual jam with your friends at band practice — one of the most annoying things guitarists have is a thing called FEEDBACK!
If you don’t know what feedback is — it’s that terrible high pitched sound that comes from speakers.
It usually happens when you place your microphone too close to the speaker or play your guitar directly in front of the amplifier. Read more »
Tags: Amp, Amplifier, Annoying Things, Audience, Band Practice, Ears, High Pitched Sound, Live On Stage, Microphone, Music, Reduce The Level of Feedback, Speakers, Treble, Treble Invites Feedback, Turn Down The Gain
Developing As A Musician and Performer, Functioning As A Musician, Live Performance, Sound Reinforcement Equipment | TipsForTheBand.com July 9, 2009 | Comments (0)
