For those of us who like singing, one goal is to sing in front of an audience and show off our talents.
But just because you are a good singer, it does not mean that you know how to sing in front of an audience.
Even though I love to sing and make singing a part of my everyday, I do sometimes get a bit nervous when I am singing by myself in front of other people.
Growing up, I sang in the school choir and found this to be fun and every time I would perform with the choir, I would get a thrill and instant rush. But singing in a choir is different from singing by yourself.
The first time I sang in front of an audience, was when my family was having dinner with some family friends. The restaurant that we went to was a karaoke restaurant and anyone could get up and have a go singing.
Before I went on stage, I was extremely nervous and my hands were shaking. But I managed to sing alright. At least the audience clapped for me!
I found that the main thing that you need to overcome when you sing in front of people is your nerves. Confide in one person, either a good friend or loyal relative and tell them that you want to sing in front of an audience. Tell that friend or relative to be honest with you and ask for their honest opinion about whether you can pull off a song in front of people. If they are honest, then if you don’t have the best of voices, then they will tell you that and maybe you might be best not to sing in front of an audience until you improve.
But if they say that you are a good singer, then you are ready to get up on that stage.
So following are some tips that will teach you how to sing in front of an audience.
1) Take any opportunity to practice in front of an audience.
I would suggest that you take your close friends or relatives to a karaoke singing club. For those of you who have never been to a karaoke club before, a karaoke club basically has a number of rooms and in each room there is a TV and comfortable lounge chairs. You book in your time and are given a room and booklets of song lists. You choose your song that you want to sing to and using the remote, just like a TV, you choose the song that you want to sing to. Then the song will come up on the screen with a video of the song and at the bottom of the screen are the lyrics. As the lyrics pass, the writing changes colour so that you know what you are singing to.
When I was in university, I remember going to karaoke clubs often and we would book a room and my friends and I would have a great time singing the night away.
By singing in front of people who you are familiar first, you are building up your self-confidence and this will help you to sing in front of an audience. After you have started to feel comfortable singing in front of your close friends or relatives, your next step is to sing in front of a live audience.
2) Prepare before you go on stage.
By preparing, you will need to clear your mind of all distractions and just envisage yourself nailing your song. You will need to overcome your nerves in order for you to sing nicely. Before you are due up on stage, drink some warm water to relax your throat. Then close your eyes and take some deep breathes. Inhale in for five seconds and then exhale for another five seconds. Do this for about one minute and this kind of meditation will help you to relax. Imagine yourself on that stage with the audience clapping for you and you will begin to feel happy and confident. Then do some light vocal exercises, like scales. This will help to warm up your voice.
3) Choose an appropriate song
When you are singing on stage in front of people, I suggest that you choose a song that is easy to sing and that is not vocally challenging. Most likely, you will have some nerves so you don’t want to make yourself even more nervous that you miss a note when you sing in front of the audience.
A song that you find easy to sing will come naturally to you so you needn’t worry about hitting the notes.
Wear nice but loose clothing so that you will not feel restricted by a tight collar or a tight waistline.
The best thing about singing in front of an audience is that it will increase your confidence and will you give you more experience singing in front of people. You might still get the jitters every time you get up on stage but after a few times, you will get used to it. The first time is always the hardest but after that, you will be able to sing confidently. The more experience you have of singing in front of an audience, then the more confidence you will have.
So next time you are going to sing in front of people, please take my hints above and you will knock their socks off!
Source by Karlee Sun
