Hi . What to do b4 going up on stage to sing. Do we take a deep breath or ? How to avoid stage fright and also to avoid forgetting the verse ? Give some tips pls. Thanks.

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everyone has their own habits before going on stage. . you just got to find what calms you and relaxes you. . for me i always have a carton of milk and i pray before i go up there and play. . . lolz. . . and of course warm up. . . usually i isolate myself and just do warm up stuff. . . and do some stuff. . lolz embarrasing stuff . . xD at least i don step on a plate of crap. . i forgotten who but ther was this 1 guitarist who has this litter box full of crap in it . . mud, shit, condoms, thrrash food and stuff then he steps on it before stage. . lolz

stage fright can be overcome by performing alot . .. just play alot of gigs and you'll overcoem the fright. . . either that or try and shut our the audience =D
try working small venues and slowly gig at bigger ones. . . schools are a good way to start. . . IU's and stuff. .

As for lyrics i guess you just got to really drill the sogn to your head and try not let the fright stress you out till you blank out. . . it's more of experience then anything. . . i'm sure the rest of the guys in the forum who play live can tell you that =D

Think that the crowd is all your fans.

somebody suggested that you wrap around your neck with a towel soked with warm water for a few minutes before the show. also drink lukewarm water... and no milk.

relax is the keyword here...last time i also have stage fright before i go on stage...but once i got up there, i just do my stuff and get off...quite a cool experience

I have never gone up on stage like all of yous.....

But If I would..... I would knock back a few cocktails, say a prayer, and then kick a$$

start headbanging. that way you won't see the crowd : )

i did that...and i missed 2 notes because of that...

actually being on stage is not as scary as it seems. cos sumtimes the stage r so bright that u can hardly see the audiences, just like ur playing to an empty room. dun worry too much, butterflies r normal, get it on and get it over with, just like how u practise a million times. :-)

i keep from making eye contact with the audience. But nobody pays attention to the bassist anyway, so i'm allowed to do that

If you're the lead singer, then that won't work.

aite.thx. performing on stage in school . Wish me luck Its today.

please note that milk can't work for everyone ... someone might get disturbed by drinking milk before singing.... get some warm water with some lemon slice inside without squishing the juice... just throw the lemon in warm water

u all forgot to mention go to the toilet first before going on stage.
playing a long set while holding ur bladder aint fun. hehe

Warm up your voice. Get familiar with the notes you're about to sing... ermm... I don't really know the proper way to warm-up but I supposed you could try singing Do-re-mi or something??

Of course, refrain from eating spicy food or eating too much before the show.

oh yeah, and don't drink too much also...my friend drank too much and burped while he was singing...

Don't TFK minutes before going on stage.

haha the milk thing just works for me. . . didn't say do milk. . .xD don't lar all gang me for saying milk. . . =D i like milk XD zakk and dime does booze before going up so yea diff ppl diff things. . . just find your own stuff that works for you

lol . my band got 1st place .

congratulations! =D what event was it? and wat songs you played?

boulevard of broken dreams and Canon in D instrumental . It was a charity concert , but got voting . So kena vote the best band lo.

This post has been edited by minde: Mar 23 2007, 04:24 PM

again if you perform again,

1) Avoid eating heavily throughout the day

2) 100Plus is your best friend

3) Enjoy and soak up the moment

4) Warm up your vocal cords

this is what a prominent local director taught me when I was doing theatrical stuff..

thanks.

i am really not sure how you should warm up, but in my vocal class. we play major broken chords to warm up, then sing with ah-ah-ah-ah then proceed higher or lower from middle c. you will need an instrument for that. it will make sure your throat is ready for high or low note.

hope this helps

i am not sure whether broken chords means this but to play it's

c-e-g-e

then

d - #f - a - #f

then

e - #g - b - #g

then either accending depends that you are gonna sing high/low note

sry, i never taken any formal theory classes b4..

This post has been edited by Sky.Live: Mar 23 2007, 09:11 PM

Haha congrats mate!!! Hope to see you guys perform in the future.

booze! 1 can not enough take more till ya high... then give them the climax!..