Expert Advice For How To Sing On Stage

If you've ever wondered how to sing on stage and dominate than read on for some
tips that you won't find anywhere else...
Do you know the secrets of singing a stellar performance?
When you’re performing on stage, what should you be thinking of?
What should you be listening for?
How do you know that the performance is going well?
All interesting questions! Let’s get some answers…
How to sing on stage Tip 1
When you’re on stage performing and you are singing well, you know this because
you can hear it, right?
WRONG!
The truth is: when you are performing on stage, with many types of music it’s qu
ite difficult to hear your voice perfectly. Especially any type of music that in
volves having a band playing in the background.
Fold back speakers and “in-ear monitoring” do help matters. (In-ear monitoring i
s when you wear special headphones that help you to hear yourself).
But it’s not completely perfect. It’s not the same as practicing in your bedroom
where your voice powers over the stereo.
What can you do about this problem?
Listen up: when you sing, your ears aren’t the only things that give you feedbac
k. Yes, you can hear yourself sing and it is valuable feedback. But even more im
portant, you can feel yourself sing.
This feeling when you sing is probably more important than actually hearing the
singing yourself!
It’s these feelings that allow you to navigate your voice.
This means that when you jump on stage, and you can’t hear yourself perfectly, j
ust relax. Instead of desperately trying to listen for your voice, tune into the
feelings. Pay attention to the sensations that your singing produces. This can
literally make or break a performance.
It’s very likely that many of the performances you do won’t have perfect fold ba
ck systems. This means that many times, you won’t be able to hear yourself perfe
ctly as you perform.
This is why it’s vital to begin tuning yourself in to the sensations you feel wh
en you sing.
You can begin doing this in your practice sessions. Instead of just listening, b
e curious about how your singing feels.
What does it feel like to hit a high C?
What does it feel like to hit a low C?
When you memorize these sensations (and it doesn’t take long when you begin “tun
ing in” to them), you will be much more comfortable on stage. You will have two
feedback systems instead of one. You can hear yourself and feel yourself sing.
Practice it. You will love it!
How to sing on stage tip 2
Do you know how to sing on stage with excitement, passion, and absolutely no ner
ves?
Here’s a quick tip that will help you cope with those nerves before a performanc
e.
Imagine this: you are sitting backstage, ready to go on. You can see the massive
crowd through the cracks in the door. You can hear them. Anticipation is in the
air.
You are nervous. Very very nervous.
What can you do to make things manageable so you can take the stage?
Here’s a trick: Just for a moment pretend that you don’t own your body. Pretend
that instead, you’re a scientist who is very interested in your body. You’re inv
estigating it and the way it reacts. As you do this, step back and just watch wh
at’s happening to your body.
Look at the thoughts running through your head. Don’t let yourself get involved
in these thoughts. Just watch them like an interested scientist with no agenda f
or what should happen.
Look at the sensations you can feel running though your body. For example, you m
ay feel a strange churning in your stomach. Zone in on this feeling. Examine it
with curiosity.
What other feelings are running through your body? Examine these too.
As you’re doing this, don’t try and manipulate anything. Just watch yourself wit
h curiosity as a scientist would in an experiment.
Continue to do this and you will notice something miraculous!
You will notice that a lot of this nervousness will fall away. It will cease to
be a problem!
There are a few psychological reasons why this happens. Reasons that are well be
yond the scope of this article! But this doesn’t matter. The only thing that mat
ters is that it works!
Try this next time you feel a little nervous before a performance.
You will be surprised when you walk on stage, calm, composed and ready to delive
r a stellar performance!
How to sing on stage Tip 3
What is the most infections ingredient you can take on stage with you?
One word. Passion.
A passionate performance is compelling. It’s engaging. It causes the audience to
become interested in you and your story.
Delivering a passionate performance is easy. All you need to do is remember what
the song you’re singing is about. Re live that experience as you send the words
flying into the audience.
Imagine in your mind that this event is happening again.
When you do this, your passion will come through and your audience will apprecia
te it.
One more tip for delivering a passionate performance is this: Add a small “cry”
beneath every note that you sing. Use this “cry like tone” to deliver your perfo
rmance and you will not only communicate your passion to the audience, but your
singing will feel easier as well!
This small cry will add a richness to your voice as well as make your tone produ
ction easier.
Just listen to Michael Jackson perform, and see how he releases each note with a
“cry”.
Try adding a “cry like tone” to your performance and watch the audience respond.
Also notice the benefits of your richer tone and easier tone production.
Well, I hope these tips on how to sing on stage really help you get out there an
d deliver a dynamite performance next time!
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How To Sing Confidently And Conquer Stage Fright

Do you have confidence when singing on stage or do you hide behind the micropho
ne to suppress your stage fright? If you are, then read this article by well re
nown singing teacher Morgan Cryar of Singing Success on how to sing confidently
and banish stage fright :-
"Over so many years, I have heard alot of singers. One of the first and most st
riking differences between singers is something that you can detect right from t
he very first note they sing. Between the professional singers I have seen and
the contest singers I have toured with and with the privilege of evaluating them
, I have probably heard more than 5000 singers. That is one hell of alot of sing
ers!
I listen for some things all singers must have: like pitch, talent, a good tonal
quality, etc. However oddly enough, one of the things that turn out to be a mos
t important item is something that should be missing.
All singers should strive to go for what I call the "The Timidity Loss." There i
s an "attack" that some singers seem to bring to the microphone that means they
have been able to banish the temptation to "hiding themselves" emotionally. If y
ou have been watching the early season episodes of American Idol or Can You Duet
will probably be nodding your heads right now. You must have seen the poor sou
ls who look like they have been caught doing something wrong when they sing.
Those of you who have actually been on stage singing will recognize that this ba
ttle comes from inside your own skin. It may take many singing lessons or it may
just take some well-chosen words from a wiser and seasoned performer to get you
to lose your timidity. But either way, you must suffer "Timidity Loss" if you a
re going to grow as a performing singer.
Everybody who wants to sing on stage has got to deal with this matter. Even Bret
t Manning, who has been told by everyone from Keith Urban to Mark Kibble, "What
are you doing sitting around teaching when you have a voice like this? Just get
out there! Don t say where you heard it, but I think we will hear something fro
m Brett pretty soon about this. He has been sneaking out of the teaching studio
and into the recording studio lately.
You see it is not just about "having stage fright." It is about the gung ho can
do attitude that gets you outside your self. You could be sitting on a goldmine
of talent and is still be too timid to bring it fully to bear.
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I know have said this before, but one of the most important factors in losing yo
ur timidity and gaining confidence is knowing in your belly that you are committ
ing an unselfish act when you are singing. Making the "thousand mile jump" from
seeing for something you crave such as money, applause or affirmation to giving
something to your listeners that they value, is the essense of losing your timid
ity and gaining your singing confidence.
Larry Britt, a friend of ours and a fine and established singer in his own right
was telling us about hearing people say, "I wish I could sing." He said it woul
d be tragic if at your funeral, instead of the pastor saying, "Old Dave sure lov
ed to sing," he could only say, "Old Dave always wished he could sing." Larry fu
rther said, "Brett, just tell em, Don t wait! Just go ahead and sing! "
So, at Larry s urging, we want to say "Don t wait! Don t be timid. Make the th
ousand mile jump and lose your timidity. Just go ahead and sing!!"
Even if you don t have our Singing Success Program, sing what you can! Bless oth
ers with the voice you have and get outside yourself and your own selfishness.
Needless to say, some of the fears come from plain old inexperience and lack of
technical ability. If you open your mouth and hear awful singing coming out, yo
u will tend to go all frigid and clamp up.
If you still have a strong desire to sing beautifully, you will probably develop
a very strong desire to improve your singing.
Hey, it s what drives us all...the deep desire to be able to do this well. Part
of your confidence will come with the confident knowledge that you can sing easi
ly and with great command of your own voice.
The one most effective, but least used exercise for losing your fear and timidit
y is also the most difficult Yes, and this time your best friend is YOU. The tec
hnique for releasing your fear on stage and to sing confidently is...getting alo
ne and watching your performance on video. OUCH! It will require video footage
of a recent performance. OR...you can just go into your own bathroom, point the
camera at the mirror and perform your song to that person in the mirror. Then m
ake yourself watch it.
I can guarantee that you will see the most painful and even funny things like n
ervous ticks, unexpected facial expressions you didn t mean to make etc. However
, if you push through the pain and keep making adjustments, you will soon lose a
ll your fears and timidity. You will soon reach the magical place where you stop
 hating your own looks and stop feeling like you re no good and get comfortable
with the awkward situation that performance can be.
From my experience, I know that out of the thousands of you who are reading this
article, at most, about 15 of you will have the courage to do this exercise. T
herefore it will not be surprising those 15 to actually see big improvements in
their ability to connect unselfishly with their audiences. Are you one of them
who will be able to sing beautifully with confidence and banish stage fright for
ever?"
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This Sing with confidence article was published on 26 May 2008
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How To Sing On Stage
Now that we have established how to develop a higher level of confidence when yo
u sing, you can naturally move into the transition of performance and how prepar
ation and the development of your voice is truly an art.
In the last lesson, we mentioned the names of a few popular artists who display
confidence in their music and themselves. We discussed how this was necessary so
that these artists could push themselves to new singing heights. In some cases,
they have been able to push their music beyond even what they thought possible.
The first thing we should learn from this is that music has no limit. New songs
will always be written and no two pieces are alike. New words will always be pu
t to a melody and an artist or performer will always manage to capture their aud
ience. With these limitless possibilities comes plenty of room for expression. A
nd, why shouldn t it be you who expresses yourself in new and enlightening ways?
This sort of expression; however, comes at a price. It comes from years of caref
ul study, devotion, practice, self-monitoring, professional instruction, and a w
illingness to express yourself in front of others so that you and your song are
brought out to their full capacity.
Now, think again of your favorite singer or performer. How long has he or she be
en famous? Did you like someone else just a few years ago? Now, think about what
it is, perhaps even his or her stage presence that makes him or her popular.
Put this particular singer s singing style and ability aside for a moment and th
ink about how they perform. In all of these examples, each one of these performe
rs has or had a unique presence on stage that emits from within them and into th
e audience. The audience, in turn, connects with the singer or performer on stag
e in what becomes a group connection through song. Artists that are able to brin
g people together to not only hear a certain message, but to feel it, are the mo
st adored.
So, it can be safe to say that performance and message might be more important t
han voice. This might be true in today s popular music, or mainstream world. If
you want to sing in front of any significant audience, be it in a bar, a café, o
r other venue, you are going to have to be able to have a certain presence on st
age that tells the audience you are sure of yourself and confident in your singi
ng abilities. Then, you are going to have to lull them into a sort of trance whe
re they connect with you, where the focus is on you and your music. It may take
a while for you to overcome your fears and shyness, but it is a necessary proced
ure if you want your audience to do more than clap.
If you are attempting to sell CDs, great! But, the reason that people attend con
certs or small music venues is because they have already connected with your son
g. Now, they want to connect with you. You may be able to sing on stage, but you
are also going to have to perform. Connecting with your listeners via CD isn t
the same as connecting with them live and in person. What are you supposed to do
on stage? Or, what are the other members of your group supposed to do? They sho
uld communicate not only with their music and words, but with their bodies, rhyt
hms, and intensity.
While you perform, those watching and listening will monitor all of your actions
. If you are not on a stage or raised platform, then you will have an even bette
r opportunity to connect with your listeners. Remember, your gestures will speak
as loud as your music. Would Elvis Presley have been able to connect with his a
udience as much as he did without what was considered at the time, his earth-sha
king moves? It was his presence on stage, his outward display of emotion through
his dancing and movements that allowed his audience to bond with him on another
level.
With a Group or Band:
If you are going to be performing with a group or band, you will have to be able
to ignore them right from the start. This may sound absurd, and a bit harsh, bu
t you never want to turn your back on your audience even for just a second. It i
s considered a sin on stage to turn your back to your listeners and watchers for
any amount of time. If you do, then the bond you are working on strengthening,
the relationship of trust you are developing with your listeners will be broken.
If you sing towards your band members, such as in a practice session, you will
lose your audience s complete attention. If you are the lead singer, it is your
job to be the performer on stage, to capture, indulge, excite, and connect with
those who are present. This rule should be followed whether you are performing i
n a café, bar, nightclub, or onstage at concert.
The Performance Promise
When you perform, you are essentially signing an agreement with your listeners.
They are giving you their time and they expect something in return. And, they ex
pect it to be worthwhile. You must be prepared to give them something.
What you must give them is a time to escape. As they watch you and listen to you
r music, they expect you to take them on a journey into another realm. On this v
oyage, you are expected to cause feelings or even images to spark into their min
ds and hearts. Each person will get a feeling from what you are singing. And, th
is all has to be done so that you take them past their regular, everyday lives.
It has to be able to move them and take them to a different level.
How to Deliver
One way you can do this is to sing songs that are well known. Singing cover song
s of artists and songs that are well known is one way to connect with the audien
ce. They will most likely know the songs and sing along with you. This is exactl
y what you are aiming for. Watch as they fervently sing along with you. For that
one moment in time, they have been transported away from their everyday lives a
nd are singing with you. Even if your style or version of the song you are singi
ng isn t done in the way that the original artist performed it, it doesn t matte
r. The fact that you have reintroduced an old favorite will create nostalgia in
the audience surpassing any slight modifications you have made to the song.

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How To Sing Well
Stage fright can prove detrimental to the performance of the best singer. So if
you want to know how to sing well and improve your performance you will need to
overcome stage fright. Facing an audience is by no means an easy task and it can
be the most intimidating experience of your life. The fact remains that even le
gendary singers are not spared from the grips of stage fright. So if you are won
dering about how to sing well while being frightened here are a few tips to help
you.
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Practicing is one way of getting rid of the fear. When you are performing you sh
ouldn’t be concentrating on questions like what if I forget the lyrics or what i
f I sing off key. The more you practice the more comfortable you will be with yo
ur act. This is the best way to deal with nervousness.
It is also important that you don’t see the audience as your enemy who is just t
here to see you mess up. They don’t want you to fumble they genuinely would like
to hear you sing well. The audience members are a performers best friends.
Saying a little prayer can also be very uplifting.
Associating yourself with a famous performer in your mind can also help you to r
elax. It will certainly help if you tell yourself that you cannot possibly fumbl
e because you are very good.
Deep breathing and counting to ten while you accept the sensations like tremblin
g and palpitation as normal is another good way to tackle stage fright.
Looking into audience’s eyes can makes many performers nervous. There are variou
s ways to overcome this feeling and imagining your audience without clothes does
n’t work for everybody. It wouldn’t be unusual to break into a fit of laughter a
t the thought of dozens of naked people gawking at you. So instead look at the a
udience but over their heads or at their faces but not into their eyes. You can
also imagine the bright lights surrounding you and enveloping you.
Be honest with yourself about your abilities. And last but not the least imagine
yourself delivering a power packed performance and the audience showering you w
ith accolades. Your imagination can certainly help you to deliver a grand perfor
mance.
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