How To Sing When You’re Nervous
There are numerous performers out there of varying skill and experience levels who regularly have to deal with performance anxiety. You might be surprised to hear that performance anxiety can actually help your performance. The trick is to be prepared for it and not to let it get the better of you. Once you’re able to pinpoint the cause of your anxiety, you can take charge of it.
These are some of the most common fears: cracking during a performance, making a fool of yourself in front of friends, forgetting words, constantly worrying about success or failure, rejection, and the list goes on. Once you can name your fear you can take steps to overcome it. After you find the source, move forward and find a solution to eliminate it and not just the symptom.
You will notice that with adrenaline comes a racing heart. To create a similar effect, run in place until you’re out of breath and then try to sing your song. During your practice session it’s a good idea to sometimes sing while out of breath so you can practice dealing with the stress situation and the feeling of being out of breath. When you endure breathlessness it’s similar to the issues that occur during your anxiety attack in the middle of a performance. Just take a breath and you will feel it fall into your body. It is important to understand that even when the heart is pounding, you can sing. It may not be the easiest thing to do, but it is possible.
Did you know thousands of people have this feeling right before a performance? The symptoms include butterflies in your stomach, shaky knees, dry mouth (sometimes called cottonmouth), a sudden urge to cry or run away, trembling hands, a racing heart rate, nausea, runny nose, cold hands but sweaty underarms, and the urge to pee no matter how many times you visit the bathroom.
If you don’t turn out to be cool as a cucumber in the beginning, don’t worry because the majority of performers out there aren’t either.If you expect the nervous feelings, you’ll be in a much better position to sing through them. Once you learn to take control of your nerves you can use that adrenaline to actually enhance your performance. By reframing your thoughts about your performance, you can change from fight-or-flight adrenaline to a rush of excitement to seize an opportunity.
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