Yoshihiro Andoh - Mindscape - How to play

3. September:
This song is very energetic. Always make sure you dont play like a stick (no showmanship).
The song starts with a 4bars rest. Staying quiet is a blunder. Here is what you should do:
At the start of the song (it should be 3 seconds from the MDR display), raise your hands up high and clap beatly. If you are performing, look at your audience. If they are at your right, turn your head right, if they are at your left, turn your head left, and if they are at both sides or even at the front, look at all sides. this is to make sure you get them clapping as well! (or else you are considered failed and had just embarrased yourself).
That, isn't enough. Right leg should be on the expression pedal tapping (people will notice this too). Make sure you are stylish and shake a little here and there. Do not tap too loud it will become irritating to the audience.
You got less than 4 bars to get the audience clapping. (there is a video on youtube how to do this). Make sure you don't miss your notes when you are suppose to play them!
For those who had andoh's special registration (a fill-in before the first bar), you don't have to count 3 seconds or look on your MDR.

Playing this song doesn't need great skills of expression. Most of the time, your expression pedal is on top, so you can tap, tap, and tap. (In fact, most of the time my play will be like that)

The melody of this song is mostly saxophone. Control your touch. if you want to press, please press and dont let go. When playing the saxophone, do not make any acchiacatura (I dont think that's the right spelling) to replace pitch bends.
You can miss some pitch bends and still get away with it, but it will not be that nice (comparing to playing all the pitch bends accordingly). Remember to keep your style and showmanship, no Stickmans on this song.

The rest of the song is relatively easy.

This is the only song where you can evaluate your performance.
At the end of your play, you must expect people to whistle and woo huha huha all kinds of (positive) sounds and response from your audience (no matter what age you are).
If you just get a clap, you haven't master this song yet.

~~More tips coming up soon~~