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Ovations and Encores: The Musician's Guide to Getting the Best Response from Your Audience

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I wasn't terribly impressed with this book, although there are performers who could make good use of the information contained within. This book is specifically about getting ovations and encores. It's not about audience interaction or making great music, it's about getting people to clap and stand up, and many of the methods described I find to be pretty low-brow, such as "play a patriotic song before intermission because people usually stand for them and then you'll have a standing ovation at intermission". Really? "Play a medley of several of your hits." Really? I would think that an artist who has several "hits" wouldn't have much need of this book.

In general, the book is poorly written. The tips and tools in the book are applicable only to a specific type of performer, and artistic integrity just isn't in it. However, if you're a cover artist, bar singer, or other type of performer where the material is tried and true with a willing audience ready to soak it up, then there is some useful information here.