Sorry to be such a stranger. Rough past couple of weeks.

As I mentioned before, the storyline thing works most of the time but in these few cases, it doesn't.

Again, as mentioned before, mnemonics just don't work for me. If I could remember the mnemonic, I could remember the lyric.

If I did solo work (most people wished I sang solo they couldn't hear me), just faking it when singing a wrong lyric would work just fine (I have done so in the past and got away with it) but, until I recently disbanded the band, I sang with a trio or a quartet and unless doing deliberate counterpoint, it seemed to work much better if everyone was singing the same lyrics.

Moker, welcome to the joys of being a senior citizen. I wear trifocals! And when working renaissance festivals, I don't wear them. It gets interesting. At least you don't have to deal with hot flashes! When my late group first hit stage (poor stage), we had a music stand with our music for those odd senior moments. Even though I was the only senior (58), my 23 and 42 year old had similar problems. I feel a stage act that doesn't use music looks more professional, is better able to visually connect with the audience when not looking at music, and are better able to physically express themselves if unencumbered by music in the hands. Of course, I've seen and heard some pretty darned good groups that did use music.

Pete, trying to keep my mind ahead of my lips seems to help the most. Of course, with my ADD, keeping my mind focussed that way can be...ah...interesting. And my lips have a way of doing some mighty strange things if I don't keep my mind on them too.

Jeannie