Beagle
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All "extroverts" are bad actors and musicians? that's a pretty broad generalism (and very narrow minded).
Good actors and good musicians are those who:
1) have at least a basic talent
2) practice that talent
3) have a consistent desire to improve
there is absolutely no generality regarding personality type which dictates "good" or "bad" musician. there are all types of each in each personality type.
Thanks.
I'm not sure that "talent" is even a requirement. I was given to work with newer folks, that did not even know if they had talent, but the ability was always there. The question is, like anything else in life, how you apply yourself, and study what you are doing. Some are better students than others.
As an example, DA was new to the stage, but had done a few small things here and there. When we got together, we were able to work out some neat stuff in rehearsal, up to and including psychic stuff, where you knew where the other "character" was thinking and what would happen next and was always ready for it. The end result, of an exceptional performance, which even a Professor of mine applauded my ability to get so much out of the actors, was that he was immediately chosen to play Iago, in the upcoming Willie runs. And DA, being the studious person that he was, had all the lines down in 3 weeks (that's insane, mind you ... over 600 lines of dialogue!), and then spent the next 3 weeks in rehearsal with hockey and football outfits bullying people around during the rehearsal, which immediately gave him an incredible edge ... and of course, he stole the show. A close friend of mine, after the performance when we met DA, even said ... wow, he's so soft spoken ... but it should tell you what preparation and desire to learn more about your part, can take you.
You take that to a music stage, and that person, will blow out the audience so fast, it won't be funny, but music rehearsals, are too much about the notes, not the performance, and this takes away a vital 3rd dimension in the performance, and in my book, this is the part that scares folks, because they do not know how to "get into it", enough, to allow it to live on "its own" ... which is so important and memorable in music in a handful of moments! IT'S NOT ALWAYS IN OUR EYES AND HEADS! IT'S ALSO IN THE PERFORMERS!
Reminds me of a set of words in MEATLOAF's book (fun reading and worth it!), and he says, that he's an actor that sings. And if he can't get into it, the song doesn't work! And this is the important part of it all ... you have to learn how to get into "character", and not be afraid of it.
Music is no different!