i have my first rock show in 1 week!?

Question

i'm a beggining guitarist, but confident enough to be ready to play. Now ...how do i get stage presence......????? please anything you can think of will probably help lol THANX

thanx cg that does help

Answer 1

The largest part of stage presence is CONFIDENCE.
If you have any doubts about yourself, you need to be able to keep that from showing. Acknowledge you audience. Some people try to hide their stage fright by pretending that the audience isn't there. That's a mistake.
I have performed many times in front of an audience with my band. We had a few audiences that were pretty hostile too. I always made an effort to talk to the people, & sometimes as individuals. I made eye contact with everyone in the audience, & kept a smile on my face as much as I could. As long as it was appropriate. You don't necessarily smile while singing a sad song.
I have seen many musicians who get on stage & turn their back to the audience, look only at their fellow musicians on stage, & just play their music, without including the audience in their own experience. That's a mistake.

Be confident, share your experience with each & every person in the room, laugh, & have fun.
If audience members start to shout things out to you, don't be startled. The first reason they are communicating with you is because your efforts to connect with them are working. The reason they tend to shout is because they think they are at a disadvantage since you are the ones with all the Amps & mics, & they are not. If the audience is making noise, whether it sounds positive or negative to you, it's a good sign because they are joining in on the Rock'n'Roll experience. The only time you need to get worried is when they start to head for the door before you are done.

Those are but a few tips to get you started. The only way you will ever really get any stage presence is to keep on appearing before audiences, & playing your music, & striving to entertain people. There is a distinction between a guy who is just a musician, & an entertainer. If you want to have stage presence, then you must be an entertainer 1st, & a musician 2nd.

Answer 2

If you're confident in your abilities, you have nothing to worry about. Just remember that you already can play guitar a lot better than most of the people in your audience, because lots of people have never even picked up a guitar. Also, keep in mind that sometimes all you need is a rock-n-roll attitude to be great. There are countless guitarists in music history who weren't exactly the most technically perfect guitarists ever, but they made up for it in raw energy and attitude. Also, remember that stage presence comes with experience and age, so don't get psyched out if you don't have it all the way on your first gig. Just take it as a practice run, a learning experience, and have fun with it!

Answer 3

Go, baby! It might take one or two concerts but you'll feel like a fish in water! Break a leg!

Answer 4

you gotta have fun when performing.
you cant be afraid to make mistakes and keep jamming to your hearts content... wear whatever you think is kewL...
sometimes dopy clothes is cool.

i say, just have fun and let it show that you're having fun.

Answer 5

follow your heart u will know what to do when u will be on stage and people at your feet....just shake your head:-) and fell the rythm

Answer 6

post flyers areound school, do free mini concerts in the school auditorim

Answer 7

Picture the audiance naked!

Answer 8

are you of drinking age? take a shot of jager, and just do it