A quickie here in response to Captain Birdseye. I don't wish to be rude, but how long ago were you a 'beginner'? For me, though I do set the songs I'm learning to heart - simply because I genuinely want to do it for myself as much as anything, there is the whole 'first night nerves' thing. Even the best actors freeze up on stage. Pethaps a little flexiblility could be allowed for the genuinely enthused newbie, who may be anxious the first few times they attempt to sing in public. In the last couple of months I've set around a dozen or so songs to heart. I've sung those to small audiences with very brief glances to word sheets at anxious moments. An experienced performer may forget what it's like to be a newbie? A thorticle.