How To Build Confidence As A Beginner Singer

Are you just getting started as a singer? Great!

What many beginners or wannabes have in common is that they’re a little unsure of themselves. They’re often self-conscious of their voice.

This comes across in their performance. And, for better or for worse, it can even negatively impact how they’re coming across.

If there’s one quality that makes a singer stand out, it’s confidence. If they sing with confidence, even if their technique isn’t perfect, the audience will often respond favorably.

But how does a singer improve their confidence? That’s what we’re going to look at here.

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How To Make The Most Of Now: Help For Musicians During Covid-19

There’s no doubt that for many of us, even if we’ve been lucky enough to stay well, the past few months has been ‘strange’ at the very least. For some it’s also been very challenging and perhaps even worrying. And for the live music community as whole it’s been devastating in the short-term.

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Food & Drink For Singers - Do's And Dont's

It’s essential for any musician to keep their instruments in good condition. But it’s even more important if you’re a singer, because that instrument is something internal. There are many more variables, and health is tied in too.

Food and drink consumption are enormous factors in this. What you put into your body on the day of a performance is key, in terms of how you feel, how your body responds, the effect on your throat, or airways, and so on.

Here are some of the food and drink items that most help or hinder your singing voice:

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How To Be An Excellent Singer

“It is not simply exactly how great a singing voice you have. It is what you can do with your specific singing resources that is the essence of a great vocalist.”

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How To Make A Living As A Singer

It’s every singer’s dream to have a career doing what they love, but the odds of becoming famous are, quite literally - one in a million.

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How Singer/Songwriters Can Save $100K Right Now - Today!

$100 K. I thought that would get everyone’s attention. And it’s the first thing I say when I meet with young singer/songwriters and their parents as we start the educational process of moving up from the basic performance skills of singing their own songs and playing guitar or piano to the rarefied air of the art of entertaining. That’s what I do these days as a live music performance coach.

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The Top Five Things Every Singer/Songwriter Is Doing That Need To Be Fixed

There are at least a hundred ways for every singer/songwriter to improve his or her chances of success, but these are the five I already know that need to be addressed without even seeing your show. They are inherent the performance of virtually all aspiring (and sadly many seasoned) singer/songwriters.

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How To Keep Your Singing Voice Healthy When You’re In A Function Band

Singing several nights a week can take its toll on your voice - especially if you’re belting out rock anthems in a function band. Keeping your voice healthy requires lifestyle adjustments, great technique and proper warm-ups. But even if you’re doing everything right, illness and stress can leave your voice strained and fatigued. Here are a few tips and remedies to get your voice ready for the stage, even when you’re not feeling your best.

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Lessons In Nonsensical Songwriting From Elvis – The King

Do you write lyrics that could be considered unintelligible or nonsensical based on the laws of English? If so, you’re certainly not alone. Elvis Presley, who is undoubtedly one of the greatest artists to have ever lived, is famous for spitting lyrics that defied natural language or comprehension, but resonated with millions of fans around the world.

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