heavy-metal-bongos
Junior Member
Well i've got myself into this situation and need a solution quite quicky.
I've had to learn a song for a show at my school but i've been busy with exams which have been my priority. I learnt the song along to the original track only at the weekend and haven't been able to practice since. It turns out now I have forgotten the song structure and has lead to me forgetting the tempo. And i've down well to blame the school drum kit last which the fills i made for the song just aren't going right on it.
Now I don't want to find a poor excuse to get me out of this because that is the exact reason I left my last band after none of them would play gigs.
However, I really do not know the song well enough to be confident to play infront of 500 or so students and staff because i'm too dependent on the real track to play along to (terible i know.)
This next bit is going to sound pathetic but its school life (sadly), i've developed a good word of mouth for my drumming and its the only thing i'm really credited for, this would be the first time a lot of people will actually see me play, when it goes horribly wrong it will destroy me.
Also on a positive note, I've started teaching and i'm really proud of my students' progress, the trouble is if i don't show myself to be a high level tomorrow i risk losing students in the audience i am potentially gaining as well as losing my current students.
I can't be at the receiving end of this and it would be really unfortunate as i know i can do better i've just been stressed, tired, having priorities in my education and its just had a toll on my abillity to learn a song in which was already a tight time frame.
I have exams tomorrow so trying to learn the song tonight is out the question, I have no oppertunity to learn the song before the gig, so what do you suggest i do (if your standing in my shoes)?
I've had to learn a song for a show at my school but i've been busy with exams which have been my priority. I learnt the song along to the original track only at the weekend and haven't been able to practice since. It turns out now I have forgotten the song structure and has lead to me forgetting the tempo. And i've down well to blame the school drum kit last which the fills i made for the song just aren't going right on it.
Now I don't want to find a poor excuse to get me out of this because that is the exact reason I left my last band after none of them would play gigs.
However, I really do not know the song well enough to be confident to play infront of 500 or so students and staff because i'm too dependent on the real track to play along to (terible i know.)
This next bit is going to sound pathetic but its school life (sadly), i've developed a good word of mouth for my drumming and its the only thing i'm really credited for, this would be the first time a lot of people will actually see me play, when it goes horribly wrong it will destroy me.
Also on a positive note, I've started teaching and i'm really proud of my students' progress, the trouble is if i don't show myself to be a high level tomorrow i risk losing students in the audience i am potentially gaining as well as losing my current students.
I can't be at the receiving end of this and it would be really unfortunate as i know i can do better i've just been stressed, tired, having priorities in my education and its just had a toll on my abillity to learn a song in which was already a tight time frame.
I have exams tomorrow so trying to learn the song tonight is out the question, I have no oppertunity to learn the song before the gig, so what do you suggest i do (if your standing in my shoes)?