Fun songs

Wow- I can so totally relate. I had a thread like this when it was time for my drama auditions. Got some awesome advice. I'll tell you something that'll prolly make you laugh (I hope). At my audition I decided to sing "What You Own" (don't ask what I was thinking when I picked it...) and was freaking out. So, it's time to sing and I get my music all set up. Then the stereo dies. My director hits it and it works again. I was jittery from that. I hear the opening music and froze, I started to shake and fell into a wall. It wasn't pretty. The next day my director made fun of me when I had him for History. It was awful. But ya know what? I made the cast. After all that screwing up I made the cast.
I wish there was a 'surefire' way to get over singing fright, and I think I found one. All you really have to do is have fun. If I wasn't so nervous, my audition would have been better and less stressful. Singing really is fun, it truly is. Today, for example, I was signing songs from Rent to my friend, I sang 6 of them. In public. Very loud. Something I would NEVER have done before that. I don't know what really happened, but I stopped caring if I was good or bad and just had fun. I hope that that helps you! GOOD LUCK!!!
Yes, it helps picking a song you're going with. Try not to pick something you aren't comfortable with because it'll make you more nervous, and you have enough things to worry about. Let the song be one that you enjoy doing!
btw- There's a Fine, Fine Line is one of my favorite songs and I can hit the notes good too! Just thought I'd share that!
Good luck yet again! =P

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Singing is fun. I learned that when I had to do an audition in front of my firector and 50 spectators. At first, I froze, but then I got used to being in the center of attention and I had a great time.

It's not an audition; it's an opportunity to perform.

If you mess up, don't apologize. Voice students will roll their eyes, or grimace when they miss a note. That only draws attention to it. Whatever happens, keep on singing nice and strong. Even if you bomb most of the song, if you just hit one sweet note, that's enough to let the casting director know, yes, you can sing. You'd be surprised how much of the song you can screw up and still get cast.

You said you know the song well, so you WILL be fine. It's a lot easier than we make it out to be. Like I said earlier, it's not an audition; it's an opportunity to perform.

mattv... Thanks a lot, that was a nice encouragement note

Still, I'm really not sure I can do it...

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I need to have my music by tomorrow. Eek!

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