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MAStudent · 02-04-2010, 09:47 PM

I was doing all the work to print out the set lists and make sure they were available for everyone at gigs, so I made the set lists.

This is a good example of laying ground work. You can't just throw songs together. Just like a DJ, they need to lead into each other. So i put them together how I wanted, to see if i was right/ see if I was reading things the right way. Then I could see the crowd response and make adjustments.

So the singer starts changing the set lists. Now I can't see how my ideas worked in order to adjust them and build my crowd reading skills. To me this is important, as it shapes how you write songs.

I figured if she was going to take over ****ing with the set lists, she could do the ground work of printing them and remembering to bring them. So now thats on her and she doesn't do it. She brings one old set list she looks at and calls out the next song. It kinda works, but the guitar player is alaways asking what key everything is in, because he can't be prepared.

Unfortunately, and I'm sure this goes for me too

musicians are just difficult to deal with, with our varied opinions and artsy behavior.
So, I say define at the beginning how things will go, who will decide what, and how problems will be resolved. Otherwise you waste al your time disagreeing, and not enough time doing what got you there in the first place- loving playing music with these people.

02-04-2010, 09:47 PM	#18 (permalink)
MAStudent Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Eureka, CA Posts: 87	I was doing all the work to print out the set lists and make sure they were available for everyone at gigs, so I made the set lists. This is a good example of laying ground work. You can't just throw songs together. Just like a DJ, they need to lead into each other. So i put them together how I wanted, to see if i was right/ see if I was reading things the right way. Then I could see the crowd response and make adjustments. So the singer starts changing the set lists. Now I can't see how my ideas worked in order to adjust them and build my crowd reading skills. To me this is important, as it shapes how you write songs. I figured if she was going to take over ****ing with the set lists, she could do the ground work of printing them and remembering to bring them. So now thats on her and she doesn't do it. She brings one old set list she looks at and calls out the next song. It kinda works, but the guitar player is alaways asking what key everything is in, because he can't be prepared. Unfortunately, and I'm sure this goes for me too musicians are just difficult to deal with, with our varied opinions and artsy behavior. So, I say define at the beginning how things will go, who will decide what, and how problems will be resolved. Otherwise you waste al your time disagreeing, and not enough time doing what got you there in the first place- loving playing music with these people.