One more thought this week on where confidence comes from. I think this one is be the biggest key of all of them: Who ARE you? … Imagine you’re at a party where you don’t know very many people. As you have conversations with various strangers, do you try to be someone you’re not, to […]
More than one new student has contacted me this week describing issues of confidence on stage, so today I’ll talk about where confidence on stage comes from, and how to get it. I wish I could snap my fingers and help people feel confident. I’m sure they wish I could, too! And there are certainly […]
A singer I know got some great feedback recently from a new band member. He told her that although she was an excellent performer, she was undermining herself between songs. Here’s how: While singing in this particular band, she takes on the persona of a rockstar-type diva. She’s high-energy and edgy. She takes risks, both […]
I’ve had to learn about 40 songs recently for a cover band I just joined. But most of them are still not anywhere near done. There’s learning how a song goes, and then there’s owning a song. You’re a much better performer when you get to the point of owning your songs. The Six Stages […]
Which of these rules of the stage should NEVER be broken? Never turn your back to the audience Never apologize or recognize a mistake Never start a song over, or go back and fix any mistakes Never criticize or belittle the audience Never criticize or belittle yourself … … The main idea is to know […]
The placebo effect: The proven phenomenon that sugar pills are sometimes as effective as real medication for curing whatever ails the test subjects – headaches, depression, arthritis, you name it. And sometimes, they’re even more effective than “real” medication. Why? Because belief is reality. And that’s even more true when you’re dealing with a […]
A few years ago, I founded a band with another singer. As our first gig approached, we wanted to make a huge splash with a great show. We planned stage decor, learned far more songs than we needed, got matching outfits including knee-high boots with very high heels, and even worked up choreography for several […]
You know how animals can smell fear? Well, we humans may not have canine noses, but we have very sharp eyes and excellent mental capacity for reading faces. Especially eyes! So, having the right kind of eye contact can make you seem more confident on stage. And even better than that, it can make you […]
Learning about stage presence is one thing. But in order to practice what you know about stage presence, you have to sing on stage for real! One of the biggest challenges for new singers (who are not also instrumentalists in bands) is to find singing performance opportunities. It’s the chicken-and-egg problem: without singing experience you […]
Ever wonder why people aren’t raving about your singing voice even though you can’t see any problems with it? Or why people love someone else’s singing voice even though they don’t have perfect vocal technique? What do you need to do to get your singing voice noticed? Some people think of the definition of a […]
