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Hoosing The Ight ONG: BY Eannie EVA
Hoosing The Ight ONG: BY Eannie EVA
You may have an excellent voice. But if you have not picked the
right songs, you have a big obstacle that will work against you. If
you’re not singing your own material, it can be challenging to take a
well‐known song or at least one that someone else has recorded
and turn it into something uniquely different enough to give it your
own “signature.”
The songs your select must include these elements:
1) You believe in the message enough to pour your own heart and
soul into it.
2) The style of the music allows you to do things with your voice
that bring out the best in your tone and unique attributes.
3) It is a song or interpretation that will not automatically compare
you with the original artist.
4) The song permits you to take chances both emotionally and
vocally.
5) The song inspires you to make certain melodic and phrasing
changes (from the original recording) while still keeping it true to
the basic song.
Your audience’s attention will be guided by what your attention is
on. If you are not fully engaged in your song, its meaning and
message neither will your audience. If your attention goes to
something other than the delivery of the song, your audience will
also lose focus. As the performer you are the travel guide.
“Selling” Your Song
Having selected the right song(s), you need to know how to sell it;
how to really bring out your voice and take the risks that will make
this song the most memorable performance your audience or
judges have heard to date. You need to know how to bring out the
best of yourself and put it on the line. When you practice, focus
first on resolving any technical details. Then practice for the
performance of the song.
Most successful performers develop their skills from experience
over a long period of time. But if you work on each aspect of
performance as you do your voice, you’ll be able to acquire these
skills faster than by hit or miss experiences.
May you take the stage by storm!
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