As many people take singing lessons to perform in public, it’s important to
work on presentation too. Presentation refers to how you present yourself as
a singer on stage to an audience. Presentation affects:
= The confidence you feel as a singer
= Your ability to connect with the audience
= Your ability to sing well by maintaining proper posture and form
= Movements you make like walking on stage or making hand gestures
As a matter of fact, many singing instructors will tell you that projecting
confidence is one of the most important things you can do as far as
connecting with an audience. Singers who are confident don’t just stand still
on stage. They move around and use hand gestures to emphasize the words
in the songs, but you can’t do that well unless you practice.
You should walk with confidence and a good posture onto stage, and your
body should appear to be relaxed. Unless you are a punk rock performer, you
don’t want to move around too much and distract the audience from your
singing. You want each member of the audience to feel as if you came to sing
just for him or her.
Using American Idol again, think about the times the judges said, “You can
really sing but you also have a way of presenting yourself that indicates you
could be a star performer.” That is a singer who has presented her or himself
well and connected with the audience.
There is something else you need to be careful about too. You can be overly
dramatic and project too much emotion also. This will usually turn off the
audience and the listeners will be sitting there hoping the song ends soon
One of the best steps you can take to make it easier to present yourself
correctly is to choose songs that fit your voice style. If you pick the wrong
song and find yourself struggling to hit the notes, the audience will notice and
the connection will be lost.
The many vocal exercises you do are designed to add amplitude, control,
resonance and tone to your singing. As you master these various aspects of
singing, you will find that it is much easier to add emotion. Rich melodious
tones that wash over the audience are your lures.
Learning how to use a microphone is also important. The microphone can be
a handy tool for enhancing your singing, or an impediment that blasts your
singing faults.
There are different types of microphones including the dynamic microphone,
the condenser microphone, and the wireless microphone. The dynamic
microphone is a good choice for beginning singers who need to work on
microphone technique.
It’s important to realize that a microphone does not fix your singing problems.
It is only for projecting volume so the people in the back of the audience can
hear too. Learning to handle the microphone on stage is critical. We have all
witnessed a singer struggle with a microphone that won’t fit back into the
stand or who holds it too close or too far.
Following are some suggestions for mastering microphone techniques.
- Hold your mouth within 3 inches of the microphone so it picks up the
whole sound range of your voice
- Keep the microphone at your mouth while turning your head or moving
your body on stage
- Keep the microphone balanced in your hand so you never lose control
- Practice articulation at home using a microphone so you can learn to
avoid making loud popping noises using certain letters like “d” or “p”
- Never let the microphone block your face
- Learn how to move the microphone closer and away from your mouth
depending on the strength of certain notes you sing
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