Well, my sister and I used our own lyrics sheets last summer, mainly because it was our first public performance and we'd only had two rehearsals of about an hor each, as she live four hours away. Nobody at that venue seemed to mind at all. My dad, who perfomrs 2-3 times per week, uses a small index card with the names of the songs written on it in order, so that he remembers what is coming up next on his backup tape, but otherwise he has zillions of songs memorised over a lifetime of performing.

I tend to agree with Jeri, except as an amateur also, with little time to practise memorising, I opt for a cheat sheet. Confused? Me, too!

Kat