Stage fright help

[DarkTogepiX]

I have a chorus concert coming up and I have a solo part. The thing is that when I go up for my solo part I get so nervous I forget the words. Do you fine sexy people of Newgrounds have any advice for me to cure my stage fright?

[10JD]

just pretend like your in front of a group of friends. Thats always relaxing to me

[Gobblemeister]

You have a solo for a reason

Remember why you're there and show them what you can do

If you remind yourself that the people there want you to sing, kit won't be too bad

I can't really speak for myself though, i've never had to sing for a group

[Jolly]

Wear dark sunglasses so you can't see anybody.

[STEM]

BUT EVERYBODY LOVES YOU

[OwnageGiy223]

1. Stop being a pussy

2. Grow some BAWLZ

3. ??????

4. There is no profit, because your life sucks.

[OwnageGiy223]

At 5/6/10 10:41 PM, RoboJesus wrote: Just remember that EVERYONE is watching you and JUST WAITING for you to make a mistake.

Indeed. And if you make ONE SINGLE COCK SUCKING MISTAKE, that is you incorrectly suck the dick of your fellow performer, then they will throw dildos and tomatoes at you and say you smell like horse doo-doo.

[OwnageGiy223]

At 5/6/10 11:09 PM, Piss wrote: The trick is to picture the guy in the next urinal in his underwear.

What the fuck?!

[NeverHundred]

I just get drunk. It works out for me... and I'm actually a better guitarist after a few drinks. But I doubt that will work for you

[Cielor]

Do not fear, Cielor is here...well, how much do you rehearse? Try to practice lots! Practice makes perfect. Also, when you're getting great at rehearsing...you should be more confident, and when you're on stage, try to imagine no one is there to be embarrassed by.

Try your best for me...try to remember your lyrics as much as possible.

[Purple-Slurpie]

What I do when I'm on stage is I look above the audience, directing my vision to mostly the corners of the room. This does two things. 1. Makes you feel like less people are there, 2. gives the allusion that you are making contact with the audience, 3. your dick grows by 25%.

[6r0undZ3r0]

When I had to give a speech up on the stage, I found that the bright lights up there make the audience look empty, so it wasn't that bad.

[Mr-Shark]

Pissing your pants on stage just relax you enough I think.

[OneGunn]

At 5/6/10 11:41 PM, Purple-Slurpie wrote: What I do when I'm on stage is I look above the audience, directing my vision to mostly the corners of the room.

It doesn't help, the crowd notices what you are doing and they get annoyed that you aren't give THEM the attention but the corners of the wall.

What I would recommend is starting slow (I know you have it soon but speed up the process)

Start out by singing in your car (if you have one) or with a group of friends in a car, don't look at them when you're done singing a verse otherwise you'll always feel like you need to know how you were doing which will make you self conscious. When you pull up to stop signs or red lights and there's someone near you, gather courage and look at them and sing the song to them. It's pretty funny and also quite invigorating.

Moving up, I'd say try to flaunt sometimes, speak up more often in class, be a smartass to not-so-original remarks, it seems your problem is being able to gather courage. This helps you wanting to stand out and show yourself.

I could also say to just suck it up and get on stage, everyone's first time is kind of nerve wracking. (me personally I didn't care my first show because I had two respiratory infections, bronchitis, and an ear infection which was bleeding so it meant nothing to me). When you're off, you'll see it really isn't that bad.

no balls

[Sil3ntkill]

Get high.

[Mans0n]

Pretend all audience members are black!

Always worked for me

[RyuuRider]

Well, I'm rather new to this kind of thing as well. I've never had a solo but I do sing in advanced choir. The key thing to do is NOT to piss your pants and practice practice practice! The more you practice, the more confident you are. Make sure not to lock your knees either, if you do, you end up fainting. Like some of the others said, they're there to hear to sing so give them what they want and make sure they can hear you. Make sure to REALLY say the words and sing vowels carefully. It's hard to explain but when you sing an "A", such as the A at the end of alleluia, as an "Ah" sound. Ask your teacher, he/she will be able to explain it clearer. Don't imagine yourself naked, either. If you really need to, close your eyes and kind of sway to the music. That'll hide the audience from your view and calm you down. Best of luck at your concert and your future endeavors.

[Head-Full-Of-Acid]

Suck it up...if you fuck up; you fuck up.

You probably have to sing in front of your peers and shit, and they'd probably be more judgemental anyways since they're actual singers. Just feel the music, let loose, and try not to care about what other people may be thinking..

[Samen]

Unfortunately, the only sure-fire cure for stagefright is practice, lots and lots of practice, and forcing yourself to go up alone on stage and braving the crowd.

For now, just don't worry about messing up. If you do, you do. That's that. Keep singing until the song is over. After all, it's not like anyone is going to hold it against you (I mean, would YOU make fun of someone you knew who messed up a solo)?

It might go bad, and if it does, everyone'll forget within a week. And if it's the words that are tripping you up, well Hell! This isn't a public speech, ditch the lyrics and just sing the notes. The audience wont even notice.