SUNDAY, JAN 9 1pm - 3pm
SUNDAY, JAN 16, 1pm - 3pm
Performers should attend one or both. They are only $10 each!
There is no greater sin for a performer than to be uninteresting. We strive for quality, but the technique means nothing if the performance lacks life, passion, intrigue. Venue, audience, genre, and music selection will change the expectations of what makes a performance interesting, but never forget you are an ENTERTAINER. You must be entertaining! - Vocal Coach Mister Tim
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| Luis is working on a really cool original song. I'm trying like mad to convince him to sing at the showcase. Bring on the peer pressure! LOL :) |
As we prepare for the MMVS showcase (details on the MMVS Events page, see link to the right), I see a lot of you trying to figure out how to move, where to look, and what to do while you're singing. It's natural for you to feel this way... but you've got to work through it, and I have some things for you to try.
1. Pay attention when you talk to people today. When you tell stories about funny things that happened or things that pissed you off you will use your hands, your face, and your entire body to communicate to your friends and family. When you are singing you have to use the same amount of energy. Similar actions will work wonders. Talk to the people!
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| Nilani is a music therapist. She helps kids with disabilities connect and communicate through music. Music heals. Nilani rocks! |
3. Watch videos of the different ways your favorite performers use action in their live performances. If they are "still" at times, watch carefully. I promise you they are not standing without any motion or emotion. Watch verrrry carefully, and then try it.
4. Tell yourself how to feel in each verse, for each line, and really FEEL those emotions before you open your mouth. Magical things happen. I've seen hints of it in many of your lessons this week.
5. When you're practicing alone, go completely nuts and run around like a maniac while you sing. Pretend you're performing at Madison Square Garden and your hair is on fire. Free yourself to be crazy and not have a care in the world how ridiculous you look. Now stop... catch your breath... isn't that FUN? At least a little bit? Are you laughing? ... Now, let that fun-loving, free-styling person help you create an entertaining and memorable performance. Talk to the people!
Questions for you, once you've tried some of these suggestions:
1. Which of these performance tips have you tried?
2. What are the results?
3. How do you feel?
4. What are you doing differently?
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6. Which of the rehearsals to you plan to attend? You don't have to commit this week but I'm looking to get an idea.
7. CONGRATULATIONS COLE MURPHY FOR REACHING LEVEL 1 THIS WEEK! Those of you working on Level 1 - do you have a goal date for completion? If not, SET ONE NOW! :)
8. Y'all know how much I love you, right?
DUDE! I'm looking ruffff like my song hahaha
ReplyDeletewinners get free? yes no maybe so? lions and tigers and bears oh my?
ReplyDeleteLuis, I don't know, that's a pretty smooth pic I think.
ReplyDeleteRichard, what free hand out are you looking for now? :) Seriously, what do you mean?
Hey Melissa! I like the picture; thanks for the cool caption. :) -Nilani
ReplyDelete1 - I've tried to show more emotion and really try to connect to my songs more.
ReplyDelete2 - I can actually show more face expressions and actually connect more.
3- I feel more confident about singing the songs now.
4- Now i'm moving around more while singing and connecting.
7 - i dont know yet :)
8- & yes :)
1. today i was listening to a song in the car with my dad and he was like OH WOW LISTEN TO THESE LYRICS and i was like oh..and so i started to relate myself to the words and thought of a little story in my mind ;)
ReplyDelete2. For the rest of the day i've been listening to the words of songs. it makes a weird difference and you focus less on the tune and more on the words
3. good :-)
4. this doesn't really have to do with what i put above but i've been trying to connect to my songs more lately and not stare into space while singing..
6. not sure yet..i'll find out.
8. of course mel :)))
Thanks Steph and Jordan for those great observations about yourselves and connecting with your songs.
ReplyDelete8. Always! :)
would i be able to isng this?
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MjLKjPc7q8
1.I have tried 1,2,3, and 5 before. Never 4 but will look into it.
ReplyDelete2.I'm a better performer because of it, I can feel the emotion in every word so it's easier to make an actual connection and express it toward the audience.
3.Stressed and frustrated. Need to find a new bassist, drummer and possibly guitarist. When everythings going so well you think it can't go wrong, and yet the winds of fate give me another brezze of Bull to deal with.
4. I'm not doing too much differently, not writing as much as I used to on purpose. Harder to write songs when theres lyrics and no melody.
5.I did not know we could do that.
6.I see no reason not to go to both.
7.Good stuff Cole, I know you have even more in you. Lets set my goal for our next practice for me being at not only level 1 but 1000.
8.Yeah I think we all know that
1. I've tried 2, 4, and 5.
ReplyDelete2. I feel more connected to the song I'm singing, and they helped me to understand the emotions of the song and the story it is trying to tell.
3. Good!
4. I've been listening to the songs first, not trying to pick it up but to try and understand the meaning behind it before trying to learn it.
5. Didn't know that!
6. Hopefully both if my work doesn't conflict!
7. hmm...april/may?
8. :)