Performing in General

I have been doing improvised theatre for just over a year. I had never done any acting or performance until I started doing it. A colleague of mine invited me to come and watch her improv (it's also called impro by some people) show at a local venue. I went along and really enjoyed watching. I started going along to weekly improv practices and found taht I really enjoyed it. Within a couple of months I was ready for my first improv show as a performer. It was the first time I had ever been on stage so I was really nervous. But amazingly, as soon as I got on stage the nerves turned to excitement and I no longer felt scared. The room was dark and the stage lights were ...  Read the complete review

Peforming is the main part of my music course, I have been performing on my flute since I was about 14 and had to start doing performances with orchestras, flute choirs and solos at school. I thought I would write a few tips on how to prepare for the best performance. - Find out exactly how long you have to play for including talking time and faffing around like tuning and getting yourself prepared. -Choose a suitable programme, think about the audience, who are they, what might they like. What is the performance for. Do you want to play pieces you have played before or something completely new. -If it is something completely ...  Read the complete review