Instrumental, and Performance Techniques Employed During Ink Gallery Concert.

On 26th of May, 2022, my rock band had performed in the school theatre under the blessing of our music department staffs and seniors. On that day, my band members and I were engulfed within the sensation that we were creating a page in the school’s history as the first student rock band to perform as an official school event. Being the first sizeable performance since the formation of the band in mid-last year, preparation for this performance came as a special task of utmost importance. Due to this, ever since the decision was made to perform earlier during March, grueling rounds of daily practices followed until the very week of the performance.

The practices had eventually paid off, and the performance went through with no major issues or mistakes being caused. From this, not only were we reassured that constant, and honest practice always brings positive outcome in whatever field we are participating in, and no real excuses as to not practicing can be made, after having achieved the degree of skill and coordination that we’ve initially thought to have been quite unrealistic, through grueling, yet worthy practices. Apart from this, I also personally grew as a much more flexible musician, and to control my impulsive modifications of the original music, to maximize the harmony, as well as the volume of the band music. Some of the deeper details as to what specific skills I’ve manage to achieve, and lesson that I could take away from this experience, are as follows.

1. Volume/Tone Control: After years of playing alone, or part of a larger, orchestral-scale bands that often compensates for some degree of tonal mistakes made from the bass (my personal instrument), I’ve finally managed to settle my struggle in refining my amp tones and volumes to achieve ideal sounds in a much more compact band. This was achieved through receiving and processing constant flow of input from the test audiences, and my band members.
2. On-stage know-hows: I’ve realized that there are much more to band concerts than simply having musicians play their instruments in harmony to create a good sound. From on-stage positioning, equipment placements, amp projections, to wire organization, on-stage works were quite complicated, and difficult to pull off by our independent capacities. We eventually received thorough help from our seniors and teachers, who’ve given us parts of their time to help us perform.
3. On-stage performance, and a bit of showmanship: Reviewing the concert clips, I’ve found myself barely making any significant motion throughout the performance, making my portion of the stage feel quite dull, and motionless. I’ve realized that at times, musicians must also work on growing their showmanship skills on the stage to truly intrigue the interests of the crowd.