Playing live definitely has a way of improving your playing much more dramatically than practicing in your bed room or garage. The thing is that we never really feel 100 percent comfortable around others, because its hard to satisfy a large crowd, and maintain your creativity. So once you're up on stage, you just have to try your best to stick to your game plan, and play at your best fom your heart (and it definitely helps to move around a lot, its not good to stay in one position staring intently into one persons eyes.) But although you're sticking to the game plan, you have to be able to work well with changes, because sometimes the other musicians you're working with just might try and be spontaneious. The experience of playing in front of a large crowd and the many variables of a live performance are something that must be mastered, especially for a solist who has to improvise on the spot.

So try to to have fun, and like you said, being that you're relatively new to the instrument, theres so much more to learn. The endless learning possiblities of the guitar and the overall experience is what keeps us coming back for more...

-Joseph

[Edited by Joseph on 05-29-2001 at 09:40 PM]