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Alright guys, estimate the size of the biggest audience you have ever performed for.

Much like penis size people will tend to exxagerate this...

I play in church services alot, so maybe a few hundred.

The most I have played for is about 125 for a "Holiday Review" variety show at my college last November. The theatre was packed full and there were some standing folks. I played a piece I wrote for solo piano. By far my largest audience.

couple of hundred... and I swore outload when I went wrong, I was so foolish back then, now I know the only mistake that matters is the one the audience hears, I think I was just disapointed of myself, rather than what people thought!

Cheers!

C H O P I N

In a church setting, probably between 400-500. In a concert setting, probably around 200-250.

That is so funny, did you say the f word? Was it loud? Did everyone hear it and gasp?

As a pianist, no more than 100 or so, and that as an accompanist for a singer.

But as a singer--I used to sing the national anthem for graduation events at the University of Minnesota--the numbers are astonomical. For the College of Liberal Arts, I'd say ten thousand.

Tomasino

T'was the "S word" and it was outload, with a board of governers from my school watching.... most of the hall heard, but no one really mentioned it after, just some girl was laughing at the time.... was embarassing, but amusing

C H O P I N

PS, I added a whole new twist to Fur Elise.... im not built for public performing

I'd say like 70 but not anyway near 100.

Hmmm.. around 800-900 would be the largest (in a church setting). For other settings, probably not more than 300-500.

Ed

30,000.

I've also done TV, radio, and film work - which doesn't quite 'count'.

concert around 500. Church 0 (I don't even go to church) and night work (00:00-04:00) more than 500 probably and overnight more than 1000 (I played the keyboards and sang a bit)

My website gets lots of traffic really and plenty of hits, but don't think this counts, does it?

about 300... for my highschool....

For a solo recital, probably around 100-120 people. As a member of an ensemble, around 800-900.

But how about this for a minimum - I did a concert for ZERO people. I was playing with friends at a jazz club and we were having fun, so we kept playing for an hour or so after all the people went home.

I accompanied a recital a week ago that was attended by less than 15 people.

For solo, about 380-400.

Chamber music/ensemble/orchestral piano about 2-3k.

I actually get very nervous performing for small groups or in small places. Studio class was, is, and always will be the hardest place to perform in the WORLD.

Is it because the audiences are generally more educated about the music in studio classes?

At my first ever concert there were 650 people in the audience and it was terrifying!

The next few had a maximum of about 50 and in those cases, the audience were mostly made up of my university friends so it wasn't so bad!

playing the piano - about 900 when I played Rhapsody in Blue in high school. Presenting - about 7000 during a keynote at a large IT conference.

probally about 300 at an awards night with school