| To: vocalist Subject: re:nerves Date sent: Mon, 20 Dec 1999 09:24:07 PST Send reply to: VOCALIST <vocalist>
Oshea, As singers, I think we all suffer from nerves. I get terrible nervous before any performance, big or small whether I've sang there a million times before or never! One thing that seems to help me is to make myself really nervous about 15 minutes before I go on. I don't know but this seems to work. Because when I do this I know I have no reason to be nervous on stage. Then I like to spend the last 5 minutes relaxing and focusing. I do a lot of Alexander Technique (you could do any relaxation exercises, yoga, etc) stretches and such. Then I just focus on the audience and suck their energy from them. If your chest is getting tight, that is not good, you will need to compensate by breathing more. Try to keep it down in your feet, if possible, i know that sounds kind of weird. These are just some things that help me.
Good luck David
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