dont be a statue, learning to stand up and play

[bootlegchelsea]

When learning to stand up and play your guitar/bass try walking around your room, house, or wherever and play. Walking around and playing songs, and doing warm-up songs will make standing in one place easier, and you'll learn to move around while playing. Nobody wants to see a statue play. It also helps because if your always looking to see the next note to play you will run in to something so you have to look up. Play a mini concert to your pet hamster or something.
try it it worked for me (except 4 the hamster thing i never tried that)

[AngusYoung413]

Umm thats cool but its kinda more like a lesson or article than a thread.

[bootlegchelsea]

i know i posted and was like i bet it would fit better somewhere else, but oh well, i guess those that can use it here can

[pitchfork]

i always walked around and played when im stand if you want to stay still and you have your bass low use a power stance or maybe do some axl rose style shoulder dancing, windmilling, headbanging just generally do what goes with the song it looks awesome on stage
cheers,
ross

[HomeCatMickey8]

I pace whenever I stand up, so I just naturally do it when I play guitar.

[Obelisk]

So how can I encourage a member of my band to go nuts? He is fairly new to giging, he doesn't seem to mind being on stage, but he does just kinda stand there, while the rest of us giver...

[gaslight]

It's more or less useful to know how to switch it on/off as far as stage moves are concerned. I think they are overrated but I know that most people take a great deal of notice of it.

I do a music performance course at uni, and in performance assessments it is one of the main things they look for, crowd interaction, stage antics etc.

Personally I don't mind seeing a band stand statue-still and play, as long as they play well. Obviously premeditated and choreographed stage moves usually annoy me.

But your average person does usual look for stage theatrics, so it is wise to be able to force it sometimes if you're in an appropriate situation.

[bootlegchelsea]

yea how you play the song is what really matters but you kinda got to give a show when you play, i think it adds to it

[gaslight]

Yeah, for most people in the audience it does. We always have to remember that most people we play for don't have a musical background and don't look for the same things we might.

[10571z]

i can jump run spin and still keep tune on bass yes im kool ???

[50MillionYearTrip]

This is good thread actually, I played a 2 song slot and I just stood there, pretty nervous, but I suppose you get used to it

I guess you just have to let the music drive you

Music = The key to your soul ;)

*practises*

[delinquent]

Yeah, for most people in the audience it does. We always have to remember that most people we play for don't have a musical background and don't look for the same things we might.

even for people who do play and have a musical background people who just stand there are kinda boring to watch. or at least for me anyway.
they dont have to go over the top crazy but motion is good, even if its just a little bit of swaying or something