Week 7 – Collaborative Play

In this lesson, we discussed how a performer can connect with their audience. One example of this is through the stage presence of the performer, which is essentially what the performer is doing whilst playing their music or singing their music. This includes their position on stage, how they are moving and how they are interacting with their audience and the rest of their band if they are part of a group. I personally think stage presence is very important as an audience can easily lose interest in a performance if the performer looks uninterested in the music they are playing. I also know this from personal experience playing in a band, as we constantly had to remember to have a good stage presence whilst also ensuring that our parts were all correct. We also had a rehearsal as a band this week, which mainly focused on finding an idea that we all liked and that we could expand upon. We were also using a drum machine in this rehearsal, which we explored a bit but did not make any major ground with. Overall the rehearsal could have been more productive from a songwriting perspective, but I also feel that it is important to get used to being in a rehearsal space as a band.