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09-09-2014, 11:54 AM
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Thoughts on set list arrangement
If I'm doing a solo gig, especially if it's a long dinner-thing, then I pretty much wing it according to where the mood is. But for my band gigs, or when there's a time limit, I'm constantly arranging the order in which I/we intend to perform the set.
Here's what I know: 1) If I'm having fun, that "can" be infectious. Without it - forget it. 2) "Switching emotional gears" is really what I'm asking of my audience. 3) I enjoy finishing the show with a fun, upbeat number. That's about the limit of my knowledge. Do you have any wisdom to impart? Do you have a sort of "emotional content formula" you follow?
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09-09-2014, 12:26 PM
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Cycle through temps, and cycle through keys...
ballad, medium, up, etc. A, D, E, G, C, etc. When I was in a blues band the rule was: slow blues, shuffle, alternate.
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09-09-2014, 01:13 PM
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Read the audience. If you're in a place where the stage lights make this tough, you have to judge by the applause and other sounds they make.
Solo - you need not have a set list, but have a list of your prepared songs, sorted by styles/types.
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09-09-2014, 03:34 PM
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If the set is between 45 and 90 minutes I go for the big V.
Start out uptempo/rocking and work your way down to an intimate/slow/quiet point in the set (about 1/2 way through) then build back up to fast/forte. This is hard to do if you're by yourself though. 
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09-09-2014, 04:09 PM
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We would have a set list at the beginning of the night, but were flexible about it. If the crowd was on its feet and dancing hard, we would start pulling uptempo songs from other sets and slide the ballads and slow tunes to later - like end of the set or end of the night when it would wind down. It helps to have songs in reserve to pull that off more fluidly.
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09-09-2014, 04:58 PM
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09-27-2014, 09:03 PM
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in party typ bands we always wanted to get them up keep them dancing and the energy high till the last song of the set and finish with a slow song to let them know a break is coming. My new show is complicated and still in the works
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