scary stuff!

izze · 03-20-2005, 09:17 AM

ive been asked to lead vocals in a set with a friend playing electric guitar. no backing vocals, just me! scary stuff. its part of a 15 hours of worship thing in a near by church. any advice for nerves, eskimos?!

crackpotcuckoo · 03-20-2005, 10:51 AM

You've just gotta go for it!!! If you were asked to do it then you must pretty good so be confident!!

I get so incredibly nervous when I have to sing in front of people! Last year I decided to sing for my music exam. I was absolutly sh*ttin myself about it!! But I decided to just go for it, gave it everything I could! I started the exam with piano pieces that I played badly. Then I went on to sing "Summertime". I just didn't hold back. I really shocked the examiner! She didn't think I had it in me!!

So just go for it!! What have you got to lose??

ali* · 03-20-2005, 01:12 PM

just breath deep and think positive- you can do it! best of luck

izze · 03-20-2005, 01:44 PM

thanks you guys for the advice. and ali, your signature i heard it being read out at a christian rock concert?! cool

rubthabuddha · 03-20-2005, 01:51 PM

isn't that a line from kerouac?

SisterMidnight · 03-20-2005, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by rubthabuddha

isn't that a line from kerouac?

yeah it is a.j. from 'on the road'...

But then they danced down the streets like dingledodies, and I shambled after as I've been doing all my life after people who interest me, because the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones that never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes 'Awww!'

i like this one too from the same book...

But I had to get going and stop moaning, so I picked up my bag, said so long to the old hotelkeeper sitting by his spittoon, and went to eat. I ate apple pie and ice cream-it was getting better as I got deeper into Iowa, the pie bigger, the ice cream richer. There were the most beautiful bevies of girls everywhere I looked in Des Moines that afternoon-they were coming home from high school-but I had no time now for thoughts like that and promised myself a ball in Denver. Carlo Marx was already in Denver; Dean was there... I looked forward to all of them with joy and anticipation. So I rushed past the pretty girls, and the prettiest girls in the world live in Des Moines.

jack kerouac

SisterMidnight · 03-20-2005, 03:21 PM

re: nerves maybe try drinking some herbal tea (chamomile) with lemon (which is also good for your singing voice) and do relaxation breathing beforehand, where you breathe in thru your nose and out thru your mouth in measured breaths (use 3 or 4 counts and the whole space of your lungs)

gymnasts, martial artists, and actors/performers sometimes use creative visualization where you practice your routine over and over in your mind. studies have shown that going through the sequence of your routine (even singing i would guess) in your imagination is the same as practicing it physically and lays down the same memory patterns and builds the same skills as an actual practice or performance. you can use creative visualization to relax too by imagining yourself in a soothing, comforting place when you're doing the breathing exercises.

but singing in church is always fun because you're there to worship so 'make a joyful noise' and have fun! good luck izze!

Alysha · 03-27-2005, 10:38 PM

Just don't allow yourself to be nervous. Know that they wouldn't have asked you if you weren't an awesome singer and then go kick ass.

03-20-2005, 09:17 AM	#1
izze Eskimo Regular Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 270	scary stuff! ive been asked to lead vocals in a set with a friend playing electric guitar. no backing vocals, just me! scary stuff. its part of a 15 hours of worship thing in a near by church. any advice for nerves, eskimos?! __________________ why'd you sing..with me..at all?

03-20-2005, 10:51 AM	#2
crackpotcuckoo Eskimo Regular Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 336	You've just gotta go for it!!! If you were asked to do it then you must pretty good so be confident!! I get so incredibly nervous when I have to sing in front of people! Last year I decided to sing for my music exam. I was absolutly shttin myself about it!! But I decided to just go for it, gave it everything I could! I started the exam with piano pieces that I played badly. Then I went on to sing "Summertime". I just didn't hold back. I really shocked the examiner! She didn't think I had it in me!! So just go for it!! What have you got to lose?? Last edited by crackpotcuckoo; 03-20-2005 at 10:52 AM. Reason: Damn it, I can't spell!!*

03-20-2005, 01:12 PM	#3
ali* eskimo drama queen Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Ireland Posts: 2,399	just breath deep and think positive- you can do it! best of luck __________________ Ah Christ I'm such a Drama Queen....

03-20-2005, 01:44 PM	#4
izze Eskimo Regular Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 270	thanks thanks you guys for the advice. and ali, your signature i heard it being read out at a christian rock concert?! cool __________________ why'd you sing..with me..at all?

03-20-2005, 01:51 PM	#5
rubthabuddha Eskimo Friend Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: United States Posts: 39	isn't that a line from kerouac? __________________ www.adamwhiting.net

03-20-2005, 03:21 PM	#7
SisterMidnight Jellyfishsting Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Is this heaven? Posts: 5,500	re: nerves maybe try drinking some herbal tea (chamomile) with lemon (which is also good for your singing voice) and do relaxation breathing beforehand, where you breathe in thru your nose and out thru your mouth in measured breaths (use 3 or 4 counts and the whole space of your lungs) gymnasts, martial artists, and actors/performers sometimes use creative visualization where you practice your routine over and over in your mind. studies have shown that going through the sequence of your routine (even singing i would guess) in your imagination is the same as practicing it physically and lays down the same memory patterns and builds the same skills as an actual practice or performance. you can use creative visualization to relax too by imagining yourself in a soothing, comforting place when you're doing the breathing exercises. but singing in church is always fun because you're there to worship so 'make a joyful noise' and have fun! good luck izze!

03-27-2005, 10:38 PM	#8
Alysha Eskimo Baby Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 3	Just don't allow yourself to be nervous. Know that they wouldn't have asked you if you weren't an awesome singer and then go kick ass.