Everyone loves to sing in the shower, in the car, while cleaning at home alone, but it’s another matter entirely to get up on stage in front of a crowd and spill your soul in a song. These singing tips will help beat stage fright:

1. Be prepared.

Nothing will substitute for the time you spend in voice lessons and practicing your repertoire to ensure that each phrase is firmly committed to memory and that technically difficult sections become second nature. When you “own” your performance piece, you are free to let loose and have fun because you will not need to worry about forgetting a section or stumbling through a challenging passage.

2. Do not aim for perfection.

Mistakes happen. If you fumble on stage, just pick up and keep going; chances are half the audience won’t even notice, and if they do they will forget by the end of the song if you continue. Do not let yourself get upset, whether still on stage or in the wings after your performance, if you make a mistake. After all, nobody is perfect! Simply be acknowledge that you gave it your all–what more can you ask of yourself?

3. Know that your audience is supportive.

The people in the audience did not come to the performance to laugh at you or criticize you; they came for an evening of entertainment. They know it’s difficult to get up on stage (that’s why they’re watching you instead of doing it themselves!), and they want you to succeed. Be grateful they came to see you (if there’s no one in the audience, you might as well be in the shower, right?). Give them a welcoming smile as you enter and think, “Hello! It’s wonderful to see you here tonight–thank you for coming!” Accept their applause as their vote of confidence in you, and afterwards accept the cheers with a gracious bow. Interacting with the audience in this way, rather than trying to ignore them, will enhance your performance experience.

4. Take a moment of quiet time before you go on stage to breathe deeply and focus your full attention on the song. Do not let the whirl of backstage activities affect your inner calm.

5. Fake it.

If you feel nervous, pretend you are a confident, very talented singer who loves to be in front of a crowd. After enough pretending, that is who you will become!

6. Remember why you love to sing.

Perhaps you’ve chosen a song that especially moves you that you want to share with the audience. Perhaps you love the freedom you feel when you open your mouth and belt. Perhaps there are some feelings inside of you that you cannot express without music. Whatever the case, carry your love of music and singing with you to the stage, and the song will carry you through the performance.

Though performing in front of an audience seems intimidating, these tips will help you become a Singing Success!

Are you serious about Karaoke singing?

Many singers have discovered the joys of karaoke singing over the past few years and karaoke singing has grown beyond simple “goofing off” to a serious competitive environment.  Though, it’s mostly for fun and often under the influence of alcohol, many establishments have regular karaoke contests as a means to highlight local talent.

DON’T MAKE A FOOL OF YOURSELF when you Sing Karaoke.

I know of a guy on the coast who’s entire life revolves around karaoke and he drives up and down the coast on a regular circuit to sing at all the karaoke venues…  He’s a good singer and EVERYONE on the coast knows him… so, any guesses about whether he wins a karaoke contest?

Tips for karaoke singing

1. Have FUN! – Even if your competing, this is a relaxed “fun” crowd and the judges are looking for a great performance based on the venue.  That is, they’re not judging you like you were singing an opera.
2. Nail your entrance! The single biggest thing to kill your karaoke performance is to miss an entrance.  you gotta practice this! Enough said.
3. Sing in YOUR KEY! Another big problem is that karaoke songs come in a variety of keys.  If you don’t know the key for the song you’re singing, you’re taking a BIG chance!  If you get the Singing Success program, you won’t have troubles with this because you’ll add an octave to your vocal range.
4. Get Singing Success – this program will improve your voice better than anything else on the market.  Never again be embarrassed when you get up to sing.

As a follow up to #1-  engage your audience!

Hope these singing tips are helpful and you win your next karaoke contest!  Come back and drop me a note and let me know how you did!

The process for increasing your vocal range is simple and straight-forward, though requires some daily investment and upkeep, just like hitting the gym to reign in those thighs or keep a tight six-pack.

The exercises for increasing range are much like working out at the gym.  You gradually increase your range by pushing (in a soft way) yourself a little further each day.  If you go to fast, you can hurt your vocal chords, so don’t do that!

So, the idea is to use vocal exercises or voice scales and gradually sing them higher and higher.  The same is partially true for lower notes, but that’s another subject.  It’s not often that folks seek a lower range – most singers want to improve their high end (okay, you Basses – I know you’re out there and want to be able to sustain a low C, but you’re pretty rare and moving the lower range is a bit more difficult).

The other thing to keep in mind is that you must use a “soft” approach while trying to increase your range and this is typically best done using lip trills and tongue trills.

You can do this on your own, without buying a product.  However, you’ll need to be very diligent and it’s a bit of effort.

There’s another way – buy a great program that has all the tips and techniques worked out in an easy “sing along” format.

The quickest, most efficient road to increasing your vocal range is to get Singing Success.

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