I was on the organizing team, and since I was away for about two weeks, I had to work under pressure when I came back. Nothing is more frustrating. Grrrrr!The sound was sub-standard and we had to operate the sound ourselves because there was no sound engineer. Multi-tasking when performing is not my cup of tea. Again, because I was away for those weeks, not only did my band not have adequate practice sessions, but I did not have my individual sessions, so my fingers were not as flexible. Sigh.
Lack of practice => lack of performance confidence => poor quality performance. Minus 1 point because I did not look like this:
Some bands cancelled their appearances, which meant that the available bands (including my not-practiced band) had to have extra time on stage. Going with the flow had a whole new meaning. This wouldn't have been so bad if we had amazing chemistry. Note to self: bond with band. I also played for another band which had 50 songs I had never heard of before. Because of the poor sound, I could not even hear the rhythm guitarist or vocalists well enough to be able to follow well. Minus 6 points.In my experience as a classical pianist, everything was strict and planned before the performance, except for sight-reading. For piano exams, we had to prepare the pieces a year in advance. I reckon it is because of this structure that I get severe performance anxiety when I feel unplanned, and this affects my performance. However, I find that there is an element of freedom in going with the flow, and since anything can happen on stage, I have made it a point to include improvisation of different genres, to backing tracks in my individual practice session. But this is only to be used to make a performance better. Otherwise, I have also learnt to not accept to perform when I feel ill-prepared, lest I give an unwanted impression.
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