Whenever
you make a mistake - stop and explain to the group exactly how that
happened. Everyone will be very interested.
Carefully
tune most of your strings before starting your song. Then enjoy
the extra "play time " you will have by stopping to tune the
rest in the middle of your song.
While you may occasionally all be in the
same boring place - try playing a different version or a different verse
or at a different tempo or even turning an extra page and playing a
different tune all together . That will add variety to the session.
If
everyone is lost except you, be sure not to follow them (since they are
lost, of course) Just play louder until they find their way.
If
you play a wrong note, give a nasty look to one of the musicians beside
you.
Keep
your fingering chart handy. If you forget a certain configuration
you can stop, look it up, practice it a little and then play
on.
Strive
to get the maximum NPS (notes per second ). That will gain you the
total admiration of the incompetent.
If
a particular part is difficult - speed up so you don't prolong the
difficulty.
If
you are completely lost - stop and say " I think we should all
tune" .
Remember....a
wrong note played timidly is a wrong note - but a wrong note played with
authority is an interpretation.
A
true original interpretation is realized when there remains not
one note of the original.
Since
you cannot play left-over notes on the way home ( and it is no fun
playing alone anyway ) - you should play all your left-over notes
after the group has stopped.
