and that can be on a stage or in your own room, but just hearing the words vs reading them is always huge for me - if the words don't come out of your mouth honestly, then it doesn't matter how they look on the page
the phrasing, the breath, etc - sometimes they can carry the weight of a word beyond it's dictionary definition
so write what feels right, perform it, experiment, make tweaks - just always follow your gut and stay true
sorry that's all kinda vague, but you're gonna figure it out and it's gonna feel amazing - good luck!!
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I sing and read poetry live. During the first three months of 2024 i did it once a month. And it was intense.
I still feel SO insecure!!! And Iβve been singing and performing live for a while, like a couple of years.
Smaller crowds are THE WORST but they forget EVERYTHING.
My advise is: you will remember your own mistakes while performing FOREVER, BUT the audience WONT!
Keep doing it and keep showing up for yourself!!! π«Άπ«Άπ«Άπ«Ά
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i can probably give better tips based on knowing what you want to sound like or be able to do ~ but that said there's some basic guides that go a long way
compartmentalize the things you wanna learn and do intensives just focusing on that one new technique at a time. like just fingerpicking, or just slide, or just learning new chord shapes and scales, etc.
while guitar is this creative tool, it's also highly physical. often times you're going to understand the new musical concept mentally quicker than you can actually do it with your hands. so be patient, and think of it sometimes more like doing push-ups vs playing a sport. you gotta workout and be strong in order to play π€ͺ
- take your time with new things, always play things as slow as possible in the beginning. when you get better you'll naturally be able to play faster
- learn to play with a pick and without a pick. give your rhythm hand max. flexibility
- if theres an artist or specific guitarist you like or wanna be like, study them. this is like extracurricular homework but it goes a long way to just watch or listen to your inspos on repeat
- learn other peoples songs - you always pick up a new trick
- look up every single way to play the same chord up and down the neck. learning new chords is like buying new clothes
-start to learn the kind of guitar you want to be playing - owning an instrument you're excited to play makes it fun
- read and understand basic major and minor chords and scales, you'll begin to see how everything is connected and how the language works - which allows you to write your own things and improv and mess around more
- memorize frets by their note name, so your association is quick and you can learn stuff faster
- play in front of the t.v. on mute - worked for me π€
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earbuds/headphones are great! so why do some people simply refuse to use them in public?
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go to community-focused galleries/film festivals/poetry readings/etc in your area and see what people are doing
you'll meet other like-minded people, you'll be inspired but less intimidated bc you met the real human person behind the work, or you'll see some stuff you think is really shitty and you'll be inspired to prove yourself by making something better
it's all a win-win AND you'll be supporting local artists
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