# Favorite Kind of Music to Freestyle With (In front of audience)

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**Category:** Yo-Yo Tricks\
**Created:** [November 24, 2011, 10:10pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/favorite-kind-of-music-to-freestyle-with-in-front-of-audience/31968 "2011-11-24T22:10:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![JuhnLuk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/85f322/32.png) [@JuhnLuk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JuhnLuk)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2011, 10:10pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/favorite-kind-of-music-to-freestyle-with-in-front-of-audience/31968/1 "2011-11-24T22:10:57Z")

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Okay, so when I have done performaces in front of my school or something like that, an hour or so before the performance, I always wonder… what is the best type of music for me to play? The thing is, I am so guilty of this, but I know the faster the song, it will get me pumped up, and I will speed up my playing, yet everytime I do, I never hit any of my moves because I’m going to fast. Yoyo never lands on strings, and moves just never connect! Yet, I’m just a stupid hot head and I’m always gonna stick with the fast, up-beat songs. It also gets the crowd going too sometimes. I’ll just have to do more practicing myself to play at a fast pace.

What about you guys? What kind of songs do you prefer when performing in front of an audience? And does the choice affect your playing?

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**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2011, 3:21am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/favorite-kind-of-music-to-freestyle-with-in-front-of-audience/31968/2 "2011-11-27T03:21:01Z")

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Well it depends on the event. School talent show, fast dubstep to get people in a good mood. For yoyo contests, I like a steady to a fast beat. I just practiced very hard, and now I play pretty good with fast music. Just practice. It sounds like you have good music and people enjoy your yoyoing so just practice playing fast. I also get more pumped up with fast music then I would have with slow music.

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**Author:** ![offstring-stewart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/offstring-stewart/32/940_2.png) [@offstring-stewart](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/offstring-stewart)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2011, 4:31am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/favorite-kind-of-music-to-freestyle-with-in-front-of-audience/31968/3 "2011-11-27T04:31:08Z")

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fast beat, but then again, i listen to older meatl and rock, like the Trashmen, so I don’t know.

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**Author:** ![Newbies\_United](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/newbies_united/32/440_2.png) [@Newbies\_United](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Newbies_United)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2011, 4:39am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/favorite-kind-of-music-to-freestyle-with-in-front-of-audience/31968/4 "2011-11-27T04:39:01Z")

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I voted for steady tempo because a song that is too fast can make you look dumb if you aren’t very fast. You should go for an upbeat song, but a somewhat slow one. Meant to Live by Switchfoot comes to mind. Not too fast, but upbeat. But really, choose a song that you like and can yoyo to without making too many mistakes.