Re: Tensing Up
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Here is something a buddy of mine who has been playing longer than I have, who always gets the jitters before a gig...who uses a programmable metronome with an ear bud in his left ear...he has all the tempo's to the first 30 songs in order off the set list and reprograms another 30 during the first break. Once he clicks the band in...he locks into the rest of the band and everything else is disregarded. He focuses his eyes on the vocalist when they are singing, or the lead instrument during lead rides and keeps the bass man in sight as well.
This might be something you could do rather easily. Watch the singer ... glance over at your bass man, when the lead rides come in, watch whomever has the lead ride at the time but never lose sight of your bass man - you and him and maybe a rhythm guitar man or keys man ARE the Pulse of the band and by focusing your mind on them ...you lose interest in the crowd.
Give it a try ... its easier than you might think.
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