Preparing for a stage performance is important if you want to have a more seamless show. These necessary arrangements will help keep everyone on the same page. Plus, taking the time to prepare before a show will let you be more calm and enjoy the performance with your audience.
Instructions
1. Create a set list before you perform. Decide what order you want the audience to hear the songs. Make sure that fast and slow songs are split up and that you are starting and ending with attention getting numbers.
2. Add notes to the set list including instrument switches, who is singing what vocals and any information you want to share with the audience. You may have practiced a thousand times to get the show perfect, but nerves can upset even the best rehearsed performance.
3. Make sure that every person in the group has a set list in front of them. It can be placed and taped close to where each person's equipment is so no one has to scramble to figure out what is coming up next. This will help you appear more professional to the audience.
4. Develop a signal or nod your group recognizes as the starting cue. It is important to make sure that everyone is ready to start at the same time. Since instruments may need to be tuned or strings changed, it is a good idea to be able to communicate without speaking or yelling.
5. Get emotionally geared up for the show. If your act is high energy, help each other get exited and warmed up before you go on stage. If your performance is more mellow or there have been a number of upsetting things happen, relax and concentrate on how you need to be for the show.
