Guitar Lesson Focus: 7 Points To Playing: Introduction and Overview
My role as leader of Li’l Ricky Blues gives me many opportunities to observe what works for a band in performance before an audience. I believe that it is very important to have the right attitude combined with proper preparation in order to react to any situation which may happen during the course of a gig. And of course, we in the band always aim to please our clients and audience, no matter what happens!
As a professional musical act, we are called upon to play in a wide range of venues for many different audiences.
It’s very important to us to play the right tunes for the people, so we can leave the crowd with a good impression of Li’l Ricky Blues. It’s also imperative to be ready for the unexpected, the sudden manifestation of Murphy’s Law lurking ’round the corner or the next chorus.
As a professional music instructor, I feel very responsible to translate my stage experience into understandable bites in order to help my students be prepared for their performances. During the private guitar lessons, my students and I are always talking of the ways and means for them to bring it to the stage and send it to the crowd.
I’ve put together seven small topics that address the right approach toward performing and entertaining an audience. These are the same topics that I discuss with my guitar students in the private guitar lessons I offer at Arcadia Music Studio in Concord, CA. Tune in next week for the first article in this series.
1. It’s Not About You / Play To Your Strength
2. The Drummer Is Always Right
3. Follow The Leader / See Each Other
4. Smile At The People / Have Fun
5. It’s Great To Look Cool
6. Strings, Fuses, and Batteries
7. Rhythm Section Rules / Big Bottom
