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Author: Andre Calilhanna and Tom Jackson

live performances

Changing the pressure during your live performances

November 19, 2015August 11, 2016 Andre Calilhanna and Tom Jackson

Being intentional with different visual presentations for the variety of moods your songs invoke is part of what Tom Jackson calls changing the pressure on your audience during your live performances. “I’m not talking about acting or choreography, I’m talking about thinking, “What should this song look like?'” Read more.

Band Rehearsal

Band rehearsal tips: Can you be over-rehearsed?

February 28, 2015March 26, 2019 Andre Calilhanna and Tom Jackson

When people come to me for band practice tips, one of the questions I get asked a lot is, “What’s too much rehearsal? We want to keep it spontaneous.” Well, spontaneous is one thing, and winging it is another. And most people wing it. When you’re making it up as you go onstage, instead of in rehearsal, you’ll never be great, consistently. Read more.

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Rehearsing with a purpose

February 10, 2015August 11, 2016 Andre Calilhanna and Tom Jackson

Most bands, when they rehearse, even for a big show, will rehearse for a couple of days, run through the songs to make sure they’re “tight,” work out the musical parts, and then go out onstage and hope something good will happen. They have no idea what they’re trying to accomplish. Read more.

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