A checklist to review right before the school cultural festival
Is everyone all set for the school festival? Here, we’ve gathered articles you’ll want to read right before the big day.
Whether you’re performing live, running an attraction, or operating a food stall, we hope you’ll find content that perfectly fits your role.
Right before the school cultural festival! Things live performers should check
First, to everyone who will be performing live with their club or circle band!
We’ve put together a checklist of things to review in advance, including instrument maintenance, practice, and items to prepare before the performance.
Read this and aim to put on a memorable, great live show!
Things to check with/for the band
- Boost your performance by aiming for a perfect copy: key points to watch out for in a cover band
- How to balance volume levels in band practice that you should read before turning up the volume knob
- Understand the “sonic separation” of instruments during live performances!
- Tips for cool staging that amps up a live show
- Active band girls speak out! How to choose stage outfits
Things vocalists should check
- How to hold and use a microphone correctly
- [For Student Vocalists] Pre-Show Accessory Checklist
- What kind of staging makes vocals look cool? Five essentials for live performance
- How to ease nerves for your first live performance: Vocal edition
- Recommended for vocalists. Have you heard of Manuka honey, a throat-friendly candy?
- Types and Features of Wireless Microphones. Recommended Vocal Microphone List
Things guitarists and bassists should check
- [Self-Maintenance for Guitars] How to Check and Adjust the Neck
- Is It Broken? Troubleshooting Guitar Gear
- Types and features of wireless systems for guitar and bass. Recommended wireless system list.
Things drummers should check
- How to Replace a Bass Drum Head: Basic Drum Maintenance
- [For Student Drummers] Pre-Festival Performance Spare Accessories Checklist
- [For Student Drummers] How to Ease Nerves for Your First Live Performance
- "I messed up the song structure!" A drummer's guide to solving on-stage mishaps!
Performance and food stall ideas
We still haven't decided on what act/skit to perform yet...
For people like that, we’ve put together ideas for performances and food stalls!
Some items can be prepared right away, so please check them out!
- 100 Food, Stall, and Booth Ideas for School Culture Festivals
- 100 Ideas for Booths and Events at School Cultural Festivals
- Recommended video skits and short film ideas for school culture festivals and campus festivals
- Recommended Plays and Musicals for Cultural Festivals, School Festivals, and School Performances
- Easy dance songs recommended for school cultural festivals. Popular dance music that gets the crowd hyped.
- Popular dance songs that hype up cultural and school festivals. Recommended dance music.
I want to go to a school festival! A roundup of school festival schedules at universities and junior colleges nationwide
The dates for each university’s campus festival are being decided one after another!
Even if you don’t really take part in your own school’s festival, why not check the festival schedules at schools around the country and go have some fun?
Surely new excitement and encounters are waiting!
- Kanto Cultural Festival Calendar: University and Junior College Festival Schedule Summary
- Kansai Cultural Festival Calendar: A Roundup of University and Junior College Festival Schedules
- Tokai Region Cultural Festival Calendar: University and Junior College Festival Schedule Summary
- Cultural festival calendar for Kyushu and Okinawa: A roundup of university and junior college festival schedules
- Cultural Festival Calendar for the Chugoku and Shikoku Regions: University and Junior College Festival Schedule Summary
- Cultural festival calendar for the Koshinetsu and Hokuriku regions. Summary of university and junior college school festival schedules.
- Cultural Festival Calendar for Hokkaido and Tohoku: A roundup of university and junior college festival schedules
Preparing for a commemorative photo
Carefully save photos and videos of live performances and attractions!
Be sure to install apps like the camera app in advance!
- Recommended video and photo editing apps for band members
- "Take photos at the live show!" Things to watch out for when a beginner with a DSLR camera is asked to shoot
- Visual knowledge for musicians: Filming in live music venues is difficult precisely because of the lighting.
- How to use iMovie on iPhone: how to mute audio from recorded videos, adjust volume, and insert BGM or voiceovers
- An app for taking delicious-looking food photos (iPhone food camera app)
Lastly
Once everything is ready, let’s just have a blast and enjoy it to the fullest with no regrets!
I wish for the success of your school’s cultural festival.