Stage Fright Cures.?

Question

I'm 12 and got the big solo in tomorrow nights chorus concert. I'm very nervous and basically just need comforting words and helpful hints on how to cure this fear. I have been on stage many times before and usually i'm fine, but i've always been with another person. but this time. i'm all by my lonesome. so. please help me! thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Someone already gave you really good advice about relaxing your throat, etc. The biggest reason for "speech" or performing anxiety, is the fear of being judged. You have already proven yourself worthy. Your audience knows you're going to be great, otherwise you would not have been chosen, selected, or asked to do this solo.

Also, work on some breathing exercises. This will help get rid of some of the nagging jitters. A little anxiety is good....it will help you stay focused...so use it to your advantage.

Lastly, just have confidence. Have fun with it.

You're going to do great!

Answer 2

Definitely don't use alcohol - this is a slippery slope to disaster, because as years go on you will need more and more alcohol every time, and no-one performs well drunk! Plus it will ruin your memory. The trouble with imagining the audience naked is that it will put you off your words,and might even make you laugh - I know, I've done it! Even if you know your stuff perfectly you will still get a bit nervous, this is natural. Don't worry about a faster heatbeat or a nervous stomach, these will not disturb your performance. Remember that no-one in the audience can perform the material better than you can (in the actual performance), because you have worked on the material right to the last moment and they haven't. Remember that audiences never want to see someone fail, they are always on the performer's side and want to see you be your best. Do your song or acting onstage just exactly the same as you have performed it at home by yourself when no-one was looking, that's all you have to think of. Finally, I cured my stage fright permanently by using NLP techniques (Neuro-linguistic programming) and I also find that relaxation tapes & self-hypnosis tapes used daily for a couple of weeks before a show really help. You can find info on NLP techniques on the internet, or if you can afford it, have a couple of therapy sessions with a registered NLP therapist. Good luck and remember even the biggest stars in the world get nerves.

Answer 3

Here's the good news.
--The choir director thinks you will do a good job.
--Everyone in the audience wants you to do a good job. They are pulling for you.

So if you make a mistake, keep going. If this happens get back to where you are supposed to be as smoothly as you can. You know the material and have practiced. You can do this.
Before you go on stage, shrug your shoulders a few times so that the muscles relax. Shake your arms and hands a few times for the same reason. Breathe deeply a few times and remind yourself to feel calm and strong. Close your eyes and visualize a perfect performance. Visualize the audience smiling and clapping.
Think how your throat feels when you are singing really well. Visualize your performance over and over again. Seeing it in your mind's eye first will help you be calm when you face the audience tomorrow night. Remember, every famous singer was 12 once. All of them had these same feelings at some point. Being calm singing for an audience is a learned skill just like learning how to harmonize. It get easier with practice.

Answer 4

Your director has confidence in you if you were given this part.

Take slow deep breaths before you start, they will relax your heartrate and help you to get focused. Also bend fowrward and wrap your arms around your knees, it will straighten out and relax your spine when you stand back up.

Don't focus on the audience at all, just focus on yourself and doing what you are there to do, have fun with it! And remember even if you make a mistake, I guarentee you no one in the audience will know it or care. They are there to see you succeed not see you fail.

Answer 5

Try this -- think of someone you would wish would be up on stage there with you. Then picture them standing next to you when you go on stage.

Or, the oldest trick is to picture the audience in their underwear to make them less threatening. (Seriously. Old theatre trick!)

Good luck. You'll do great!

Answer 6

my teacher once told me to imagine all the audiences as sheeps..haha..dont know if that helps..but as long as you have had enough practice you should be confident.instead of feeling scared or nervous you should be feeling happy and proud..show them all what you've got..gd luck!

Answer 7

well think to yourself that you must be better than everyone else to be soloing..so just sing out and do the best that you know you can do.