Stage Fright

[Lahed92801]

Inom ka ng maraming beer

TAMA!!!! 

Ako i just look at my guitar when i play ahha...

Well i guess ONE warming up for a long time helps very much kasi you're confident of what you're about to play.

TWO practice practice practice can negate all stage fright

[andrton]

Inom ka ng maraming beer

agree ako diyan...

beer ang solusyon sa lahat ng bagay!!! 

[mrbrownstone]

enjoy mo lng ung 2g2g, dont get too much concerned with the notes and patience bro

haha, naalale ko nun 1st 3 battle na sinalihan ko nlalagnat ako kya di ako knakbhan kc wasted ako, then the 4th one i was well and thought sna ngkasakit nlang ako

[kawal]

i played percussions for someone, sessionist lang naman sa mga gigs nya. and itong "someone" na ito ay di naman bigatin. bale nag double-platinum lang yung 1st album nya, ganun.
tuwing kasama ako sa gig, ayos lang naman, until darating yung time na magsosolo bawat isa. yung guitarist at yung sa bass ay parehong grad ng conservatory sa UST at yung drummer ay nag-aalmusal ng syncopated na jazz araw-araw. in short magaling sila at sobrang professional. ako naman, ok lang mag-percussions, pero hindi ako madalas sumalang sa gig. actually, i jam with them just for fun, dahil magagaling talaga sila.
so everytime na turn ko na magsolo, parang tumitigil yung oras at natatameme ako; as in kinakabahan talaga. kasi talagang may spot-light na nakatutok sayo eh, dahil nga turn mo na magsolo. minsan ginagawa ko, tumitingin ako sa drummer para di mawala sa beat at minsan, pag sobrang nakapoint talaga yung attention ng tao, pumipikit nalang ako tapos "bahala na". parang tinutulugan ko nalang. tapos pag tinawag na ulit yung name mo, at ibig sabihin ay tapos kana sa 1 minute solo mo, eh parang nagigising nako sa isang bangungot.
para saken, to overcome yung kaba sa stage, listen carefully to what you're playing, pakiramdaman mong mabuti yung mga ka-banda mo, AT, isipin mong walang nanonood (unless televised yung gig na yun. hahahaha.... mas nakakatakot) 


P.S. oo alam ko guitar central thread to at percussions yung tinutugtog ko. hehe.. what the hell..

[calvs]

i still have butterflies in my tummy whenever i go up the stage, but midway through the first song it sorta vanishes.
for me who doesn't drink alcohol, I pray.
and yeah, warm up before the event, kiss your girlfriend and tell her that you love her 
her smile alone gives me all the strength I need 

cheesy no? hehehe

[acidtest]

-alcohol tends to amplify my particular 'trip' at the moment, so when i'm attacked by stage fright before going on stage... well u do the math...
there's no substitute for good ol practice. knowing your piece inside out, upside down or whatever is still best. that in part can make you relax and enjoy the gig.

- assuming na hindi battle of the bands ung gig, hindi na sya competition kung sino ung pinakamagaling na gitarista or whatever. u go on stage to play ur stuff , not showboat ur 200bpm na shredding na parang uubusin mo na yung natitira nating kagubatan or kung anuman ung equivalent sa yong particular music genre at tignan kung kaya ring gawin ng ibang gitarista ung ginawa mo. gaano karaming gitarista ba ang nanonood sayo na malalaman bawat piraso ng mali mo? sa mga rock production mga 5 to 10 assuming na tatambay silang lahat habang nasa stage ka. ung ibang mga nauna, maaring lasing na, kausap ung girlfriend/ bandmates/etc. or umuwi na. sa variety naman most probabaly e wala kung single band kayo at isa kung may kaalternate kayo. ikumpara mo sa dami ng 'ordinary guest', ang dami diba?  

-help ur band mates relax!
kung kinakabahan ka, mararamdaman un ng mga kasama mo and worse, maaring mahahawa sila! mag small talk kayo. stuff na walang kinalaman sa stage. joke and laugh around... na bibitbit sa stage ung happy thoughts nyo at nakikita rin ng audience sa mga mukha ng members.

-i should add that you should be comfortable with your bandmates. ung tipong may respeto kayo sa strengths and weaknesses ng isat isa (nobody's perfect) at united kayo sa iisang goal.
paano ka marerelax/enjoy kung exaj ung pagka-kritiko ng sarili mong kabanda?  

well i hope this stuff helps you the same way this stuff helped me.