- Paperback: 152 pages
- Publisher: Aspen Grove Publishing (Sep 1 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0970132212
- ISBN-13: 978-0970132215
- Product Dimensions: 21.5 x 13.9 x 1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 227 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,213,613 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This book should be in the hands of every musician, performer or otherwise. I'm blown away at the depth of your knowledge. An excellent idea and a great book! -- Frank Pooler, former Music Director, the Carpenters
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Ovations and Encores is the book for all musicians, both instrumentalists and singers, who want to learn and apply the fine art and technique of stage presence.
"If you want to reach your audience, if you want to give them a rewarding, entertaining experience they will long remember, if you want to move them from tepid applause to a rousing standing ovation and cries for an encore, then there is much here that will be of value to you."
Ovations and Encores is full of information to help you become an incredible, vibrant, dynamic performer.
Ovations and Encores includes hundreds of examples of great stage presence from real performers, including the Beatles, Garth Brooks, the Corrs, Gloria Estefan, Sarah McLachlan, Alanis Morissette, the Rolling Stones, Smashing Pumpkins and Talking Heads.
Ovations and Encores also contains information on such topics as performing venues, life on the road, wardrobe, effects and lighting. This is "vital information that you will need offstage, to make your time on stage more productive, enjoyable, and rewarding."
Ovations and Encores could save you years of hard work, learning what works to "bring the audience into your show, win them over, and then lift them until they jump out of their seats."
All genres of music are represented, from Classical to Country to Jazz, Rock and Rap. Over one hundred songs are cited as examples of the right song to use in the right place to get the right response.
Based upon the author's 20 years of experience as a professional touring musician, quite simply, there is nothing else like it available.
Ovations and Encores is for any musician who wants to be the very best.
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Stars like the Rolling Stones, the Dave Matthews Band and Shania Twain often take the stage to a standing ovation, and the crowd usually stays standing throughout the show. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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This review is from: Ovations and Encores: The Musician's Guide to Getting the Best Response from Your Audience (Paperback)
I wasn't terribly impressed with this book, although there are performers who could make good use of the information contained within. This book is specifically about getting ovations and encores. It's not about audience interaction or making great music, it's about getting people to clap and stand up, and many of the methods described I find to be pretty low-brow, such as "play a patriotic song before intermission because people usually stand for them and then you'll have a standing ovation at intermission". Really? "Play a medley of several of your hits." Really? I would think that an artist who has several "hits" wouldn't have much need of this book.In general, the book is poorly written. The tips and tools in the book are applicable only to a specific type of performer, and artistic integrity just isn't in it. However, if you're a cover artist, bar singer, or other type of performer where the material is tried and true with a willing audience ready to soak it up, then there is some useful information here.
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