| Crowds are different animals. Sometimes their love is | | | | about keeping a band together you should discuss |
| like a wave of warmth. Sometimes the coldness and | | | | this aspect and set some ground rules. Kind of like |
| animosity they project could freeze meat. Many | | | | never let the sun set on anger within the framework |
| musicians who are great on their instruments have | | | | of the band. |
| not spent enough time sharpening this aspect of their | | | | Spend time with the crowd before going on stage |
| craft. Here are a few tips to help you related to any | | | | and relate directly to those you have interacted with. |
| crowd. | | | | Find a way to shift short spurts of attention from |
| Never frown. Always wear a smile. No matter what is | | | | the crowd to exactly where you want that attention |
| happening you should project an aura of confidence. | | | | to go. Say you have met a couple from another |
| You should learn to be relaxed even if something | | | | state before going on stage. You should be creative |
| happens to make the mood of the crowd tense. The | | | | enough to bring them into conversation in a polite |
| last thing people want to see is some dadburn | | | | way. Shifting the crowds attention at will is very |
| crybaby on stage. Leave all of your problems outside | | | | powerful. Think about what you can do to command |
| on the curb. Look at your time on stage as an event | | | | that attention away from you for seconds and then |
| in your personal life that is magic. Because really, it is. | | | | make sure when that attention returns you deliver |
| If you are playing with a band, make sure you do | | | | some entertainment value to the hungry eyes. |
| not take any problems the band might be having on | | | | Keep things in order on stage at all time. Do not |
| stage. If you can not connect together on stage as | | | | spend valuable time incessantly tuning. You have to |
| a band, you can not connect with the crowd. The | | | | be in tune. But everyone should have their own tuner |
| vibe a band puts off is amazing. When things are | | | | and know how to use it discreetly and quickly. There |
| really in a groove the crowd comes along for the | | | | should not be any down time on stage. You should |
| ride. But the opposite is also true. When things are | | | | have a leader who knows how to take the crowd to |
| out of whack between the members of the band | | | | a level of enjoyment without relying on a specific |
| the crowd can not wait to leave. If you are serious | | | | song list. You have to be flexible. Have fun. |
