The Singing Blog

The old adage “we have nothing to fear but fear itself” has always bothered me because as far as I’m concerned we shouldn’t even fear fear. Every singer can perform despite stage fright. Really it’s all in the mind. You spend countless hours taking voice lessons, dreaming about performing on stage in front of cheering crowds. So why in the world would we create this mystical fear that we created in our minds?

If you just watch someone like a Jennifer Hudson, Beyonce, Celine Dion and the list goes on and on you’ll see that they know that they are in to their performance and by the way the crowd is cheering for you not against you. They love to sing, they want to sing and they love to entertain. They don’t have time for “fear”. There’s a book called “Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway. I would suggest getting that book and reading it to learn how to work around any fear you have regarding singing. Also, there’s a great blog by Ken Taylor. He has a post titled “Getting Over Stage Fright.” It has some great tips and insight.

Also, here’s a video that addresses “Stage Fright.” The tips in this video apply to singers as well.

In a word, yes. But you need to learn how to control and own your voice. A good vocal coach can guide and direct you in finding  how your voice works and improve as best as you can while you are having fun.  Check out this ladies thoughts on finding your own voice.

http://theshysinger-songwriter.blogspot.com

I recently found a blog that I think is pretty good for singers of all levels.  It has some good and useful information.  Here’s the link, I hope you check it out.

http://www.jasonsmartmusic.com/