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Stagefright 101
Not just on the stage, but kinda offstage. I mean like.. I sing to myself, and I think it sounds pretty good, and once I did kareoke with my friends, and we were all singing pretty loud so I used my 'good singing voice' and one of my friends said that one of us was singing really good like a profesional or something. i mean, it was just an opinion, but still. but for some reason i dont use my good singing voice often.. i sing all scratchy and stuff when im around other people or singing by myself cuz i get embarassed or awkward. i mean.. when somebody sings like that all of a sudden, wont you be like 'O_o' and too much attention is flattering but a little.. like I'd rather not have it.. but have it to make me feel better at the same time? also with acting.. but in different ways. i usually do little crazy voices and skits with my friends and stuff when im just fooling around, but when i practice lines for like ever, on stage i become rushed and stuff. i used to be so shy about it on my firt drama audition that i refused to sing and forgot like all the lines and ran to the bathroom in tears. and then later they made me do it again and everyone auditioning didnt look at me and asked me to do it.. and i just couldnt.. then the next year i did better, but it was rushed, and i wasnt at my best. also, sometimes my singing voice is good and other times its crappy. tips on how to get it in the good mode for a while? like.. have honey or whatever? heh stuff like that. also thanks for helping me with the stuff i said =]
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I have major stagefright too.
Just do what I do... Picture the audiance in their underwhare.... seriously... It works... My Theatre Production teacher told me to do that, and I have been doing it ever since. I really works for me, and Im sure it'll work for you too.
Its really simple. If you picture them in their underware, you wont be as nervouse because in your mind, you'll be thinking the attention is all at THEM... I mean... They ARE in their UNDERWARE....
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I share this problem of stagefright with you.
This is possibly NOT what you want to hear, but what I find works the best, is imagining that the audience isn't there. I find sometimes that I can sing or perform in front of people when they aren't looking, but when you feel peoples eyes on you, it begins to make you uncomfortable.
So, the best thing to do is to imagine that nobody is there.
Also, you might want to try performing for your music class or something. Start small, before you work your way up to large audiences, because when you start small, you begin to grow more comfortable. The trick is to not take too big of a step that will shoot your confidence and make you never want to sing in public again. You also need to not let peoples opinions hurt you. Okay, so you get good responses from people when you use your "good" voice, so what's the difference between singing in front of your friends, and singing in front of an audience?
I'll tell you. Your friends you'll see again. More than likely, you won't ever see the audience members again. That way you can tell yourself that their opinions don't matter because they'll probably never see you again. That always helps me.
So, the two things: Tell yourself you'll never see them again, and then imagine they're not there. It helped me get back into performances, I only hope it will help you too.
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