Guitar Lesson 37: Taking your playing from the woodshed to the stage; from podcast to performance

Guitar Lessons with Tune in, Tone up!

Guitar Lesson 37: Taking your playing from the woodshed to the stage; from podcast to performance Our article: https://www.musical-u.com/learn/podcast-performance-tune-tone/ Thanks Musical-U: https://www.musical-u.com/ Guitar lesson 37 is a slightly different format to usual. We have written a guest post for Musical-U, a company who are committed to music education and developing musicality in people through a dedicated team who maintain a subscription-based website, a wide-ranging set of articles and a fantastic podcast. We are honoured to be part of Musical-U’s growing set of resources. Our article, called “From Podcast to Performance” offers advice for how to use podcasts and other media to develop your playing, includes a description of our “Tune in Tone up” and ends with a section on how you to take your playing from practicing on your own to performing with others. This podcast episode is a companion to this and features some of Dan’s advice on how to achieve this. Main timings: 00:01:40 Introduce the partner article which we wrote on using podcasts in musical education for Musical-U 00:06:52 1) One option to begin playing with others is to look in the small ads, Gumtree, internet, Facebook and so on 00:08:30 2) Playing music with friends and family is a great way to develop your confidence to perform 00:10:29 Something which contributes to our reluctance to perform are our own misconceptions and our self-doubt 00:11:58 3) Open mic nights and low pressure performances are a great option when you are looking to get your playing out there 00:15:08 Advice: When working or playing with others, you need to ensure that what you are all playing fits together nicely and you're listening to eachother well 00:16:28 How do you organise yourself as a novice to start playing an Open Mic night? 00:18:43 Advice: Don't compare yourself to professional musicians - it's not fair on yourself 00:20:09 Scenario 1: I had a possible slot on an Open Mic at a wedding. Here's Dan's advice for this 00:30:25 Advice: Build confidence through good preparation, a sense of perspective and some bravado