David's Tip of the Day: Success Level Goes Down & Anxiety Level Goes Up!

My School of the Blues students in San Jose, California have now gone through their rehearsals for the summer student concert and are getting ready to perform. The ones that chose songs with non-12 Bar Blues chord changes or fancy openings, endings or breaks, have found how much a of a challenge they can be to rehearse and play with the band. These types of songs can be fantastic, but require extra attention and practice from all involved. Generally speaking... the success level goes down and the anxiety level goes up (for all those involved) the fancier the tune is. I'm not saying to stay away from these songs, but just know that's the nature of the beast when it comes to the blues world.

Have a great weekend everyone!