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									Put on the Spot - First &quot;Audience&quot; - Guitar Players Discussion				            </title>
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                        <title>RE: Put on the Spot - First &quot;Audience&quot;</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/put-on-the-spot-first-audience/paged/2/#post-123620</link>
                        <pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2005 08:03:09 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Nerves suck. Last night there was an open mic on my campus, but sadly our percussionist couldn&#039;t make it.  I would&#039;ve played solo if the only open slot weren&#039;t midnight and I had a 9 am clas...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Nerves suck. Last night there was an open mic on my campus, but sadly our percussionist couldn't make it.  I would've played solo if the only open slot weren't midnight and I had a 9 am class.....<br><br>But in the time between finding out about it and calling the bongo player, I was freaking out even though I didn't know if we were playing or not.<br><br>So, I guess Im going to be a wreck next time they have one of these and we know more than 10 minutes before it starts......]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/">Guitar Players Discussion</category>                        <dc:creator>dl0571</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: Put on the Spot - First &quot;Audience&quot;</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/put-on-the-spot-first-audience/paged/2/#post-123199</link>
                        <pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2005 01:46:52 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Chris_C asked: &quot;I wonder how pub players cope with the noise factor?&quot;A bunch of us play in a pub every tuesday night, anything between 4 - 12 of us, just acoustics...apart from that, there a...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Chris_C asked: "I wonder how pub players cope with the noise factor?"<br><br>A bunch of us play in a pub every tuesday night, anything between 4 - 12 of us, just acoustics...apart from that, there are usually quite a few people in, but I've found that playing with other people tends to totally focus  my mind on playing and singing.....<br><br>What I'm trying to get across, I suppose, is that when I'm concentrating so hard any extraneous noise is just filtered out....<br><br> :D  :D  :D <br><br>Vic]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/">Guitar Players Discussion</category>                        <dc:creator>Vic Lewis VL</dc:creator>
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                        <title>sweet</title>
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                        <pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2005 01:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[hehe. Rock on brotha!]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[hehe. Rock on brotha!]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/">Guitar Players Discussion</category>                        <dc:creator>whitneyzeldow</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: Put on the Spot - First &quot;Audience&quot;</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/put-on-the-spot-first-audience/paged/2/#post-123176</link>
                        <pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2005 00:12:13 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Well, since I have a new guitar coming today, I can assure you she will be hearing me play tonight!   :D Whitney, hear what you are saying and I agree.  I&#039;m sure it&#039;s in my head and I only a...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Well, since I have a new guitar coming today, I can assure you she will be hearing me play tonight!   :D <br><br>Whitney, hear what you are saying and I agree.  I'm sure it's in my head and I only assume it would drive her nuts.  Some of it might also be my insecurities.  Maybe I don't want her to hear because then she'll know who bad I am.   :P   Anyway, tonight, she'll be getting an ear full of Tele!  The neighbors probably will also.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/">Guitar Players Discussion</category>                        <dc:creator>Crank-N-Jam</dc:creator>
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                        <title>sounds good</title>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2005 23:25:43 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Crank, that&#039;s cool. I think it&#039;s just being in the presence of people, whether they&#039;re listening or not. You have an electric guitar? I&#039;m not exactly sure how they work, but when I play thin...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Crank, that's cool. I think it's just being in the presence of people, whether they're listening or not. You have an electric guitar? I'm not exactly sure how they work, but when I play things over and over again when people are sitting nearby, I tend to go without a pick and play softly. Anyway, that's not what I was going to say. I used to play the drums and people can hear you play whether you want them to or not. I would play the same thing over and over again, but I'd get nothing but compliments, which confused me. When I listen to people play the piano, even when they stink, I'm always enthralled. It seems to me that the only thing we can listen to over and over again without getting tired of it is music. So unless your girlfriend has said something, she may actually enjoy listening.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/">Guitar Players Discussion</category>                        <dc:creator>whitneyzeldow</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: Put on the Spot - First &quot;Audience&quot;</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/put-on-the-spot-first-audience/paged/2/#post-123106</link>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2005 18:18:32 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I live with a house full of musicians so they all are used to it and even if I try and practice behind a closed door, someone is bound to hear me and come in to show me something or see how ...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[I live with a house full of musicians so they all are used to it and even if I try and practice behind a closed door, someone is bound to hear me and come in to show me something or see how it is going.  Now, I am comfortable with these people, so I don't know how it would be with complete strangers, but there is just a point where I say to myself "I have to play this chord progression 100 times to get it right and that is what will happen."<br><br>MrClean]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>RE: Put on the Spot - First &quot;Audience&quot;</title>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2005 17:39:03 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Part of the reason I try not to play in front of my girlfriend is simple.  Often, while trying to learn something new, I&#039;ll play the same measure repeatedly.  Sometimes for a long time.  In ...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Part of the reason I try not to play in front of my girlfriend is simple.  Often, while trying to learn something new, I'll play the same measure repeatedly.  Sometimes for a long time.  In my mind that would have to drive someone within earshot crazy!   :D  So I end up plugging in the headphones and playing to myself.<br><br>I will try playing things for her more though.  She would tell me her honest opinion, so I guess that could help.<br><br>Thanks for the kind words and suggestions everyone!]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/">Guitar Players Discussion</category>                        <dc:creator>Crank-N-Jam</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: Put on the Spot - First &quot;Audience&quot;</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/put-on-the-spot-first-audience/#post-123043</link>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2005 10:17:11 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I got this reply from my wife yesterday: &quot;I used to couldn&#039;t stand it when you picked up a guitar but now I don&#039;t mind it!&quot;]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[I got this reply from my wife yesterday: "I used to couldn't stand it when you picked up a guitar but now I don't mind it!"]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/">Guitar Players Discussion</category>                        <dc:creator>redneckrocker</dc:creator>
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                        <title>maybe a helping hint</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/put-on-the-spot-first-audience/#post-123040</link>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2005 10:04:23 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I read a tip from someone else on this forum about how to slowly get rid of nervousness and have used it ever since (in preparation for a situation such as yours): practice your guitar in th...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[I read a tip from someone else on this forum about how to slowly get rid of nervousness and have used it ever since (in preparation for a situation such as yours): practice your guitar in the living room or some open room in the house that people constantly walk in and out of. It will get you used to the presence of people when you're learning something and playing horribly. That sentence sounded weird, but the psychology makes sense. You just get used to people being around when you play, whether you have perfected a song or not, making you feel comfortable just being you. I've only been playing a month and it has worked wonders: I'm excited about the first time I'll play for people (though I only know one song all the way through) and have already gotten gear for recording. Plus, I like playing my short little riffs instead of entire songs. Entire songs are boring. Anyway, I hope the advice is helpful.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/">Guitar Players Discussion</category>                        <dc:creator>whitneyzeldow</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: Put on the Spot - First &quot;Audience&quot;</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/put-on-the-spot-first-audience/#post-122968</link>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2005 01:14:31 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Excellent link!  Thanks!]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Excellent link!  Thanks!]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/">Guitar Players Discussion</category>                        <dc:creator>Crank-N-Jam</dc:creator>
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