Musician Etiquette

[archnacorda]

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Gi saput dyud ko this weekend. Nag-jamming mi at one of the studios in Cebu, unya naay niabot nga mga batan-on nga feeling maayong laki. nisulod lang og diretso sa practice room unya diretso'g komentaryo og pangutana. Naminaw mi when their time came to practice unya dili gani kamao unsay F#dim. Point out lang nato on this thread nga whether you are a seasoned musician or a wannabee, there are certain unwritten rules that you should follow.

1. try to be on time during practices. a 3PM practice schedule should start at 3PM. a 15min delay may be acceptable pero anything thing beyond that is being inconsiderate to your bandmates and to the studio manager.

2. respect the bands playing ahead and after you. try to listen to their music kay basin naa moy ma learn. a true artist always evolves.

3. for drummers, okay ra kung wala kay own nimo nga drumset, but get your own sticks. ayaw og panghuwam and ayaw pag expect that the studio owner will let you borrow his sticks.

4. OK ra na kung mo huwam ra ka og gitara, pero at least have your own pick and strap. lain kaayo nang magpa-gamit og strap sa lain kay mo pilit intawon na ang baho.

5. Kung maka-putol ka og strings, at least offer to share the cost of replacing the string. ayaw og rason nga da-an na ang string unya padung na og kaputol.

6. If you are part of an event, tune your guitars ahead. don't be the jerks who comes up on stage, spends 10 minutes tuning their guitars, and then perform a 3 minute song. kataw-an ra mo ana.

7. If there is a sound and instrument check before the gig, attend dyud mo so that the sound engineer or mixer will know the settings that you want. aron pud makahibaw mo asa i-plug-in ang inyong gadgets and effects. dili na mo mag spend og 10-15 minutes on stage getting ready. diretso na lang og crank-up to check the volume and then tukar diretso.

8. stand-by mo for a while after your set and talk with the other bands. ayaw mo og uli diretso or pagpa-daplin kay magpa-lahi kunohay kay gusto mo og "pa-serious artist effect". wala'y mo-tuo ninyo ana. mura na hinuon mo'g mga pahoy.

9. most sound engineers and mixers know their jobs. so kung ikaw wala'y kalibutan sa set-up sa stage or wala kay experience handling stage set-ups, ayaw samoka ang sound engineer/mixer. just tell them how you will play and what is your song line-up and give him your requests then wait for the soundcheck. anha na ka mohatag sa imong mga suggestions-not beforehand. if dili dyud ka ka-uyon then tell the organizers.

10. kung bag-o ra ka na kat-on, don't act as if you know a lot kay mo lutaw ra dyud na sooner or later ang imong inexperience. it is best if you learn from those who are seasoned.

11. kung seasoned na ka, don't act as if you are a superstar. share your knowledge and experiences with aspiring musicians who properly approach you and ask for your opinions. last saturday, naa intawon batan-on nga ni huwat dyud nga mahuman mi. after mi naka-lingkod, diha na siya ni duol unya ni ask kung puede ba tudluan siya og one particular riff. ang nahitabo, 2 hours mi nag tig-jam niya kay ganahan mi sa iyang approach. imbis magpa-tudlo lang og one riff ra, gipa-lead and rythm namo siya for an additional practice session. nindot kaayo ang feeling to teach aspiring musicians.

naa pa'y mo add ani?

[depechebox]

hahaha igo ko aning no. 1 og no. 8

actually na kick out ko sa band, bec. permi ko late...hehehe actually ganahan na ko mo quit, bec. na stress ko sige gig, Id rather listen to music at home than playing kay kapoy oy hehehe dako gyud ko sala ato ... ayaw mo sunod ha ........

and sa no. 8.. kada human gig, gusto gyud ko diretso uli not bec. I want to be cool or something.. but dali ra ko ma stress.. labi na ang among tukaranan ato na time daghan kaayo smokers.. by the way I dont smoke.. so imbes ma enjoy ko sa nagtukar, maglabad ako ulo...


pero during gigs, I always did my best na dili gyud mayabo.. mao gyud na pinka importante sa akoa.. I did practice a lot at home....


and yep correct respect... maglagot ko anang sige pangutana unsay tirada ninyo bai... etc.. just guess nalng gud then enjoy their music..


kapoy kaayo nang genre genre.. just play and play it loud... mao nay maka pa limitado sa artist kung mo base kag genre dili ka mo grow as a musician..

[archnacorda]

Pastilan pud tong usa ka guitarist nga nisunod namo sa studio. Sa 1 1/2 hour practice schedule nila, he probably spent 45 minutes talking about his Fender Strat nga php 30T plus nga newly bought from Perfect Pitch. ang utrong mga pahoy nga iyang mga kauban, sige lang pud og hikap sa guitar, wala huna-hunaa nga nag dagan ang oras. Okay ra man unta kay ila mang kwarta ang ilang gi waldas. ang naka lawgaw kay ni hangyo pa dyud sa studio manager nga dili lang sila pa bayaron sa 30 mins kay ilaha ra kunong gi-istorya.

Puede man tingali nga mag-istoryahanay bahin equipment before and after the practice session. nganong adto man dyud intawon sa sulod, nag usik-usik ra dyud sa kwarta.

[depechebox]

hahaha ataka pud ana... grabe pud siya ka proud sa iya fender...

sa ako lang pud no bisan unsa pana kanindot imo equipment kung di ka kahibaw mo gamit ..wala gihapon na gamit.......

[Primal]

a musician without an instrument is not a musician.... unless he is a vocalist.

[Talkative101]

naa gyud uban..murag ila e discriminate ang manukaray sa stage.. naa sad uban mo comment dayon after sa jamming session sa usa ka studio.. thou sakto siya pero dli sad mo comment nga "bati" mao dyud na mostly sa mga bag.ong tubo..

[seven_segment]

sa mga gigs....

kung dili nimo schedule...ayawg pugos ug tukar...or singit...

hahaha.....LOL!

[Skareggae&RockSteady]

basta mga kids mao jud na ila batasan...

[xxSTARLIGHT]

kung nakasingit ra mo ug tukar sa usa ka event, ayaw cge panghambog nga apiL gyud mo atu. samok!
naa koi sais pesos o. sakay traysikoL. adtu unahan panabi!!

[archnacorda]

If you are using a borrowed guitar, specially an acoustic, ayaw intawon og pataka og dokdok sa imong pick. If you need to play with a pick, try hitting the pickguard and not the guitar top. Gi ampingan intawon na sa tag-iya ang gitara, so ayaw lang pud intawon og pataka og dokdok.

treat a borrowed instrument as if it's your own. even if you may consider it as baratohon, respetohi lang intawon.