I rehearsed at Berkley studios in Glasgow on Tuesday night. I arranged for my singer Nas and the brass section to be there however, due to bad weather conditions the brass section, Lizy and Chris, were unable to make it.

As this was the first time Nas was in rehearsing we focused on her four songs which are "Just a Girl", "Don't Speak", "Total Hate" and "Move On".

"Just a Girl" went quite well. Nas was unsure of how some parts of the song were sung as there is a lot of changes and so it did not sound as good as it could. She was aware of this however and will practice it more for next time.

"Don't Speak" wasn't sounding too great the first couple of times we played it and I feel this is because we haven't played it in a while. My band were a little unsure of some parts and so this took a few plays to get it right. Nas performed the song well, I could see she was really nervous as this is the first time she has ever sung with a band and been at a rehearsal. I will ensure she comes to as many rehearsals as possible so that she can overcome her nerves and get used to singing with the band.

"Total Hate" went very well. Although the brass weren't in so I couldn't get to hear it properly, it was still sounding very good. Scott filled in the brass parts with his keyboard so that Nas knew were to come in. The band played very well and the more we played it the better it got and it was basically perfected. Nas sung this much better than the other two songs. I felt she projected more on this song and with the spoken parts and in the chorus the words "Total Hate" are shouted, she seemed more comfortable with it and really got into it. I feel this song is one of the best and will sound amazing with real brass and backing vocals.

"Move On" went much better this week. I feel last time we played it that it was sounding quite awful. Everyone was all over the place and it just wasn't flowing well. This was perhaps due to lack of playing it and listening to it. The band played very well, the first run through wasn't too great. Adam played the end section of the song where it changes into a heavy guitar solo section incorrectly and out of time at first. I told him to practice the part for a few minutes and to look at me for his count in when he comes to it as the timing changes. The next few times we played it were much improved, the end section sounded a lot tighter and I feel we have made a lot of progress with this song. Nas sounded great singing this song. She felt that this was the hardest song for her and that her vocals were weak however I felt that this song again sounded better than the first two as she projected more and because the chorus is spoke with shouted parts that she really got into it and performed it better.

I have forgot to report that I managed to get the gig changed to the 4th May at Nice n Sleazy's. This was due to e-mailing Caroline the event organiser for the club and asking her what dates she had free between the 3rd and 16th May. She only had the 4th and 9th available which meant choosing the 4th because I had made a list of what dates everyone could do and the 4th was the suitable choice.

The gig is drawing closer however I am still happy with the progress I am making. I really need to get my other singer Jennifer in and all the brass section. I am going to double up on practices in the next couple of weeks as the gig draws closer to ensure I am fully prepared for the show. I will continue to practice and research over the next week and keep in contact with everyone to ensure next rehearsal goes smoothly.