Give each song a readiness check
A setlist becomes useful when it describes what you can play today. Choose five songs and write their performance keys, opening chords, and ending cues in a separate notebook. Check those details against the synchronized lyrics and chords in AudioChords. Listen to any uncertain change before accepting a detected label. Mark each song as ready, needs a transition, or needs a full review. This keeps one difficult bridge from making the whole collection feel unfinished. It also gives your next practice session a specific starting point.
Rehearse the space between songs
Place two songs together and practice the final twenty seconds of the first followed by the opening of the second. Include the real actions between them: muting strings, changing instrument, opening the next song, and finding its first line. Do not rush a tuning adjustment to create an artificial sense of momentum. If a transition feels awkward, change the order or agree on a short spoken introduction. Record the elapsed time so your plan includes the pauses an audience will actually experience, not just the lengths of the recordings.
Run a small set without repairs
Perform three consecutive songs and save corrections until the end. Keep brief notes about missed entrances, uncertain endings, and moments when the screen demanded too much attention. Then choose one repair for each song instead of replaying the entire set immediately. On a later run, reverse the rehearsal order so the final song receives attention before you are tired. A ready set does not require every decorative detail to be finished. It requires a reliable beginning, recognizable structure, a recoverable mistake, and an ending that everyone shares. Keep a separate backup song in a comfortable key if the planned order needs to change.
Before calling the order settled, check which songs require the most physical effort. Spread those demands when possible, and include any necessary water or tuning pause as part of the plan.