I'm singing for my friend on her B-Day how do i get over the stage fright??

Answer 1

Ah, stage fright. Just about every performer has had to deal with it at some point - from you, the friend singing at a party to major stars like singer Carley Simon and actor Laurence Olivier (both probably before your time). So you're not alone. Believe me.

OK so practice your song. Practice it until you can sing it in your sleep. If you're using a recorded accompaniment, wear out the CD. If you're performing with someone (a pianist for example) then have her record her part so you can wear out that recording.

Practice a sweet, but distant smile. That's so you can "hide" behind it and no one will ever know you're nervous.

Level with your accompanist about being nervous and she'll be able to adjust her playing to match your voice, tempo, volume etc.

OK so you're at the hall. What now? Focus on your accompanist. Maintain eye contact with her - not the congregation. If you're using a recording, focus on something in the back of the hall. Smile. Take a deep breath and sing. Smile all during your song.

Did I remind you to smile?

OOPS! You boobooed! What then!? Well, no one is giong to spit at you and great hairy devils are not going to poke you with pitchforks. Just keep on going. Keep smiling and keep on going. Do not stop and die of shame. You boobooed. Oh gosh darn. See, if you make a fuss, then the audience will divert their attention from the birthday girl to you. Not a good thing. BUT, if you just keep on going, then no one will bat an eye. Besides, this isn't going to happen because you practiced this song until you were blue in the face.

OK so now you got through your song - with or without booboos. Keep smiling and nod a gentle bow with a mouthed "Thank you" to the audience. Then, quietly go to your seat and smile sweetly through the rest of the service.

And of course, afterwars someone will come up to congratulate you on your fine performance. And indeed you will have done well. The ONLY thing you can say is "Thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed it. It was such an honor to perform for my friend's birthday. And ____ did such a lovely job on the piano. She's a pleasure to sing with..." DO NOT EVER say anything negative about your performance. It's rude. That person was giving you a gift of a sincere compliment. Don't make them feel like you didn't like their gift. Always always always say "thank you" when someone compliments you on your singing.

You'll be fine. Just practice. SMILE and practice some more.

Answer 2

Just take a deep breath, and count to ten. Imagine everyone out in the audience as one person, one person who wants you to do your best, and keep singing! The sooner you just go up and sing, the sooner you'll get over your stage fright.

Answer 3

You should practice singing in front of people as much as possible. Find the one person in this world you feel the most comfortable and safe with, and sing for him/her. Then find another friend to come and listen with the first person, and keep adding to the group. The best way to get over nervousness about singing in front of people is to do it as much as possible.

Answer 4

Practice, practice, practice. Pratice so much that even if you go completely scared, singing will be second nature.

Then, look at the friend you are singing for and keep you eyes on her, just concentrate on this one person and once you are halfway thruogh the song and feeling braver, you can look around a bit,.

Answer 5

Just stand in front of Mirror and practice it after getting some confidence you sing it in a classroom of children of at least 20 to 25 which will give you further courage to sing in a B-day party.Good Luck to you.

Answer 6

just look above all the people that are watching and avoid any eye contact while singing and imagine that you are the original singer of the song(s) that you are singing.

Answer 7

Just take deep breaths, close your eyes and just keep breathing deeply.

Answer 8

hug someone, and tell them that your scared.