ISSUE #35 \__\__\___THE____/__/__/ Nov 5, 1999 _____________TEMPO DISPATCH _____________ Newsletter For Drummers and Drumming Enthusiasts Copyright Bill Powelson 1999 all rights reserved. ____________'IT'S ALL ABOUT DRUMS'__________ Tips * Tricks * Hints * Ads * Freebies * Lessons * _________NOW 2,400+ SUBSCRIBERS!___________ THIS NEWSLETTER IS TOTALLY FREE From: Bill Powelson's HOMESTUDY INSTITUTE OF DRUMS On The Web * Where Beginners Learn FREE http//www.studydrums.com/drummers/bphome01.html E-MAIL drums01@att.net _____________________________________________ Removal Instructions For instant REMOVAL, simply hit reply and type REMOVE on the subject line. _____________________________________________ TABLE OF CONTENTS What is in this issue? 1. Feature Article: OVERCOMING STAGE-FRIGHT 2. Advertisements 3. Drum Instructors Wanted! 4. Hidden Website News (For paid members) 5. Humor ______________________________________ |__________FEATURE ARTICLE___________| OVERCOMING STAGE-FRIGHT . . . It is possible for some to never experience the pre-gig jitters, but for most of us . . . stage fright can be a nightmare! There are ways to combat and conquer those anxieties! In this lesson, I hope to offer a few tips that may one day get all of you gracefully over this potentially nasty little hump. THINGS TO REMEMBER . . . * Most onstage fear will totally subside after the first 5 or 10 minutes, once we actually begin playing. * Each new public performance will usually cause some initial fear in those moments before the music starts. But, after 8 or 10 complete gigs, almost all the fear subsides completely. We finally reach a point where there is no nervousness at all, before or during a gig. This is especially true if we stay with the same band. Confidence comes with knowing exactly what we are going to do on each song. Then, the fear gets swallowed up by eager anticipation. Stage-fright gets replaced by the feeling that we can't wait to get out there and show 'em what we've got as a team. AVOIDING STAGE-FRIGHT ALTOGETHER . . . The following formula could help you avoid ever experiencing any onstage anxiety at all: * Stick with friends . . . build your confidence in a garage-band with friends who are at your same level of development. Forgive them for their short-comings and expect the same from them. Just play for fun without an audience until your show is fine-tuned to perfection. Hopefully, when your garage-band scores that first gig . . . you'll be ready as a team. There is just something about working with a well-oiled killing machine that expels fear altogether. There'll be nothing to fear, and you'll know it in your heart! Stage Fright may never have a chance to fester in a situation like that. All symptoms of stage fright may then be pleasantly replaced by those more positive feelings of eager anticipation I mentioned earlier. DON'TS: * Avoid the following situations until stage-fright is no longer an issue . . . * Be cautious about sitting-in 'cold', with people you don't know. Musicians can sometimes be calloused and insensitive . . . especially if their own egos and jealousies get involved. It isn't uncommon at all to get blamed for mistakes you didn't cause . . . or make. There are a lot of unprofessional people in the business who will try to lay their own inadequacies off on someone new in the group. The sit-in or new drummer will often become a target for everyones criticism. It's rough . . . being compared to the last drummer, who may have devoted a year or two . . . building a band around his own ideas. Then, you walk in . . . with new or different ideas . . . and often . . . you may get slaughtered . . . even if you're a better drummer than the last guy. The above situation can be tough on a seasoned pro . . . and totally devastating to a beginner just starting out. In short . . . to avoid stage fright altogether. Get your act together with a garage-band, and grow with them as they grow. In the beginning, stick with the friends who know and like you. Fine tune your act as a band, until it smokes . . . then put it onstage and don't be afraid to ask for good money! All fear and stage-fright will cease to exist once you get your hands on the money! Good luck! ....................................... QUESTION: Would you take a trip to unknown destinations without a map? You'll need to know WHERE YOU ARE and WHERE YOU WANT TO GO. My 'CONTENTS' page will show you exactly that. http://www.studydrums.com/drummers/contents.html Each of the 65+ lessons in this course are loaded with the same kind of practical knowledge I've talked about above. I'm very passionate about making all this as easy as possible. ONLY $49 (In US funds) To order my complete homestudy course now, with your credit card, from anywhere in the World . . . go here: https://secure.catalog.com/drummers/ccard.html ................................................. MESSAGE FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS . . . The credit card companies will perform any necessary currency conversions automatically. BUT . . . IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THE CURRENCY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN US DOLLARS AND ANY OTHER COUNTRY . . . Check the currency exchange rates, by visiting: Xenon Labs: The Universal Currency Converter(tm) TO USE IT . . . Enter $49 and USD at the top of the form, then find your own currency in the 'INTO' box below that, and click on 'Perform Conversion'. A few seconds later, you'll see how much the course will cost in your own currency if you live outside the U.S. .................................................. If you aren't a paid LIFETIME MEMBER yet . . . 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