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Playing a Gig with a Dep: How to Get Ready in One Rehearsal
Your bass player or drummer can't make it and the gig is days away. What to send the dep, how to use one rehearsal and which cues to agree on.
From repertoire to setlist, rehearsal flow to showtime — practical notes for bands and news from BandUp.
Your bass player or drummer can't make it and the gig is days away. What to send the dep, how to use one rehearsal and which cues to agree on.
Intro, verse, chorus, bridge: what each part does, how to spot them by ear and how a band maps out a song so everyone plays the same version.
How many originals, how many covers? Matching the mix to the venue, where originals go in the set, how to introduce them and what to do if the room goes quiet.
Five lines, two clefs, a handful of note shapes. How the staff works, note names, note values, and a simple plan to get a little better every day.
Same notes, same tempo, but one band gets the room moving and the other doesn't. What groove is, why kick and bass lock together, and how a rhythm section practises it.
One for stage, one for studio, or so the saying goes. It isn't that simple. How each works, room sound, phantom power, and which mic suits which source.
Wedges or in-ears? How each one works, which makes sense on a small stage, and whether in-ear monitors actually protect your hearing.
Shaky hands, racing heart, dry throat. Why stage fright happens, what helps before and during the gig, and how a band can carry each other through it.
Thirds, sixths, fifths: where a harmony part sits against the melody, how to find it by ear, and how two voices blend into one on stage.