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== Experience ==
Ultimately, the best way to get good at something is to do it over and over again. Getting more and more gigs under your belt will make the experience less intimidating and mystifying. This can be open mic nights, playing in a friend's band, performing in front of friends/family, and subbing in for a night with another band, in addition to gigs with your band. You can even try to get your band small, low-pay bookings just to "test drive" some gig situations.
It's a good idea to have someone video or even just record the audio of your performance. This is useful to review to see what you did and didn't do well. These can be cues to work harder on those things at both practice and the next gig.
== Work Up to the Big Gig ==