In rehearsals we have have been rehearsing for the upcoming Christmas gig.
Now that both of our songs have been written, all that's left to do is rehearse them and make the last little changes where they are needed. So each rehearsal we have gone in to rehearsals with set things we need to get done which has been to polish both of the songs ready to perform.
My individual contribution to this has been rehearsing to the beat of my ability in each rehearsal in order to get the best idea of what we're going to sound like when we perform at the Christmas gig. Also to help contribute I will point out if something is not quite right which will help out set become more polished if we can point out our mistakes as soon as we make them and put them right straight away.
When me and the band are writing new songs we communicate and come up with a topic and then make a mind map, and then we can kind of track through a story and come up with a structure for the song. Then we come up with lines to go with the topic and pick out words to rhyme to create the next line, as we write in a A,A,B,B rhyme scheme most of the time.
As a band we are good at communicating to each other, so we all have an effective and equal part in all of the song writing and rehearsing process, which I would consider our biggest strength. This is because we are able to work together and work off each other in a way that's effective and that works for us.
I think something we still need to develop is being focussed as there are times where as a band or individually we get distraction which can sometimes slow the rehearsal down, which means we are not getting 100% out of our time rehearsing as a band.
Next week we need to carry on getting both of the songs polished and ready for the gig and we all need to be completely focussed so we are as rehearsed as possible for the Christmas gig!
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