Playing Music Solo & With A Band

Series Summary

Creative human beings have been striving for acceptance for thousands of years. Creating something and showing others in search of acceptance and validation from those who do the same thing. Music is no different. As musicians we write songs and play them for others so that they can identify with us and our lives. As with everything it is not only what is said but the way it is said. The performance of these songs is as equally if not more important than what is said in them. This is why a great song is so undeniable to so many people. Because the performer means what he says as he performs it. It takes practice and dedication to become good at ti but it is very rewarding once you're there.

This is a great video series for any musician or aspiring musician. These tips on performing are spot on and chalk full of advice to help even the most experienced performer. Not only will you learn how to put a better set list together but there is also advice on touring, networking, marketing and even how to make a living as a professional musician. More often than not it takes a second party to advise us of our weaknesses as performers. This series is a great step in the right direction of musical happiness.

Video Transcript

"Hey, this is Jerimae Yoder with Expert Village today I'm going to be talking about performing solo. The first thing I'm going to talk about in solo performance the good and the bad points about performing solo versus performing with a band. First of all as you obviously you're going to be taking all the money that you make and put it onto your own account or whatever you want with it. The band you have to divi up that money and there are good points and bad points about both, obviously solo performing you have to create the whole show by yourself. Your are the attraction it's a little more difficult to create an emotional point in your show because it's really hard to have a lot of instrumentalists going on when it's only yourself. Some of the things that I do personally to continue to create a little bit more of that intimacy I guess you could say or a little bit more of the building of the sound. I use a loop station and some different peddles and some things like that a drum machine, to really lift up my sound in specific places where I could hit the audience with something that's not just me and my acoustic guitar. Depending on the venue it's really good to that but there's not a whole lot of bands that can go into a coffee house and it really intimate setting and pull it off. Because bands usually want to be loud and want to be out there in your face, well it's easy to go in there with an acoustic artist and just jam out of tune it's really easily and really be intimate with folks in that type of setting, and do a really good job as a solo performer. So myself I have chosen to be a solo performer I don't have a band backing me not to say that I won't have one in the future. So before you start to perform solo make sure your figuring out what you really want to do with your music, and your sound does it need a backing band or can you create a sound by yourself that's going to drop people into what you're doing."