I think we could have tried a bit harder learning the songs because we wasted a lot of time and consequently it was a rush to learn the last song in time for the concert. I think that we did well picking the songs though, all of us came up with ideas and we picked songs which matched our ability and what we enjoy playing. One downside to our band was that we didn’t have a drummer, if we did have one it would have made it a lot easier to allocate rolls in the band. Instead we ended up sharing jobs and switching instruments between songs, this consequently slowed our performance up at the concert.
Concert Prep
We spent quite a lot of time planning the concert, the whole group (both bands) sat down wand we discussed what we wanted out of the concert and what we wanted it to be like. We spent a lot of time designing the tickets and posters, this time gave us less time to practise the songs we would perform. We helped set up the stage on the day of the concert, we brought all the amps out and did sound checks for all of them. Overall I think we could of done more to make sure the concert was a success but it was a great night and it ended up turning out really well.
In my opinion the concert was huge success, we only received positive feedback about what a great night it was and how well organised it was. I think I could of performed a bit better, one of the songs I didn’t know the chords so I had to have the chord sheet on a music stand in front of me which didn’t look as professional as it could of done. Everyone else in my band did very well and played there parts perfectly. All the other bands were really good as well, there was a huge range in ages and styles. There was “screamo” band which was a bit of a shock to the crowd considering some of them had never heard anything like it before. There was a brilliant double act which consisted of 2 girls singing and playing the guitar, they were really good and gave the performance class. There was only the odd mistake from some performers throughout the performance but nothing major.
