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Originally Posted by desertangel
I guess people who do karaoke aren't too bothered by singing in public or they wouldn't do it. But I thought I'd ask anyway, does anyone have any tips for me overcoming this fear or shall I just hang it up?  |
My advice: keep doing it!
The more you do it, the easier it'll become. Face your fear. What I've found is when I have to perform somewhere, it helps to go out beforehand and think things through -- this is what's going to happen, this is what it'll look like, and a soundcheck always helps. I guess you can't really do that with karaoke, but the more you get used to the sound system, the easier that will be. I also tell my voice students not to just practice their songs, but to practice being on stage in front of people -- getting into that mindset when you practice really helps. You perform like you practice. Imagining you're out there when you rehearse makes things a lot easier when you do go out there in front of people.
Singing should be fun -- do your best and who cares what anyone else thinks?
You're having fun, that's all that really matters. It helps to have blinding lights in your face so you can't see anybody else out there, too, but...
I guess we can't have everything.
Here's a question for everyone who's been on stage before: have you ever been given advice to imagine the audience naked when you're out there? All it does is make me crack up and be nervous at the same time.
