The Four Biggest Mistakes in Cheer Music

2018-05-16

Over the years, we have noticed common mistakes made by clients. We would like to share them with you to help you avoid them:

1. Not allowing enough time.

Many people wait until the last minute or run into payment snags thru their school's payment system resulting in minimal time to work with their finished mix. Allowing plenty of time will help your team perfect the routine, giving you "peace of mind" and a better chance for "competition success".

2. Forcing songs/lyrics.

Sometimes a client will force a certain song into their routine because of the lyrics (overlooking the performance value of the song). This can take your focus away from how well it works with the routine. There is nothing wrong with using songs with positive/inspirational lyrics (as long as it does not lead you away from proper music selection).

3. Using your "favorite" music as opposed to good "performance" music.

This topic is similar to item #2 above. It is easy to make a song list of your favorite songs for your routine, however, the judges and audience are not interested in your favorite songs. This will take your focus away for what makes great performance music. A good habit when selecting a song is asking questions such as: Is it age appropriate? Does it match the skill level of my team? What routine section will it work for (tumbling, dance, pyramid, etc)? Is there any offensive language or topic? If it doesn't pass your review - leave it out.

4. Weak Themes.

Unfortunately, we run into this a lot. A theme should be easy to convey and provide a good volume of available songs to choose from. It should allow the use of voiceovers and sound effects to help convey it. A weak theme will greatly limit song choices and be difficult to portray.

We hope this will help you avoid mistakes and assist you in creating the best possible mix for your team. Please see our previous blog articles for additional information and tips.

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