Okay, okay, boring title. I am totally aware. But, if you're looking for an exciting peformance, my advice may help.
So, my advice is exactly what the title sounds like. When you're choosing music for a performance, make sure there's variety. If all the styles, or texts or even costumes are the same, it makes for a really boring concert.
If you're singing solo, make sure that the pieces you choose are different in terms of style and text, however, don't worry about changing what you're wearing. But, if the music is the same style, it's redundant, and the audience loses interest after a while. If you are one act in a show, talk to the other people performing and see what they're doing, that way, you can figure out a piece that's different from that.
The reason I'm writing this is because today, I realized exactly how important it is. All the choirs sang a lot of the same Latin texts, in the same style, over and over and over again. The younger choirs went first, so when it was time for us, the audience was so bored. Even though we were completely amazing. When I walked onstage, and looked out at the audience, I could even see a few people sleeping.
If you want the audience to be interested in your performance, you have to keep them interested.
So, my advice is exactly what the title sounds like. When you're choosing music for a performance, make sure there's variety. If all the styles, or texts or even costumes are the same, it makes for a really boring concert.
If you're singing solo, make sure that the pieces you choose are different in terms of style and text, however, don't worry about changing what you're wearing. But, if the music is the same style, it's redundant, and the audience loses interest after a while. If you are one act in a show, talk to the other people performing and see what they're doing, that way, you can figure out a piece that's different from that.
The reason I'm writing this is because today, I realized exactly how important it is. All the choirs sang a lot of the same Latin texts, in the same style, over and over and over again. The younger choirs went first, so when it was time for us, the audience was so bored. Even though we were completely amazing. When I walked onstage, and looked out at the audience, I could even see a few people sleeping.
If you want the audience to be interested in your performance, you have to keep them interested.
