9 TIPS TO GIVING A GOOD PERFORMANCE OF A SONG. part 1

Ever watched music competition? Sometimes the people with the best voices don’t win mostly because the people with the best performances always steal the heart of the audience. No matter how good a voice is, if the individual doesn’t not know how to perform he/she won’t be recognized as a musician this is because people just want a good finished product. A bad performance of a good song is as good as a bad song. Getting a good song is as important as performing it if you ever want to go far in the music business.

So in this article I will be giving you tips to performing a song very well, be it in a music competition or just a programme in your church or a club, so sit back relax and enjoy

Tip 1 - Pick a song you are comfortable with

Whenever you want to perform always pick a song that you are comfortable with. Most ‘musicians’ tend to pick songs that they love or like or songs they have seen wonderful performances of and would like to get the same reaction from their own audience, this is wrong and can be frustrating. Because when you don’t get the same ‘wow’ reaction from your audience as the other person, most probably because they too have seen the same video, you will feel like a failure especially in respect to that performance even if it was good and this feeling can steal a bit of your confidence. No matter how much you love a song make sure you are comfortable with it before performing it even in cases where you are not in position to change the song.

Tip 2 - Pick a key you are comfortable with

Now that you have chosen a song that you are comfortable with it is time to test the limit of your voice in respect to the key. When performing a song you need total control of your voice and the notes that you sound and picking a key that is not convenient for you can affect your control. If the key is to high you might end up straining your voice and shouting which definitely spoils the performance and if the key is too low you feel constrained, unable to bring out the best of your voice.

Secondly, when a key is not convenient it negatively affects you, psychologically which in turn will affect your general performance. So if a key is not convenient but the song is, go ahead and transpose to a more convenient key which in most cases might be your key.

Note: as a good musician you should know your key. Your key is basically that key you are most comfortable to sing with.

Tip 3 - Develop your voice

General growth is a part of human life. It is also the essence of doing business, so why not grow musically too? Developing you voice is a must for every musician. There are varieties of discipline that can help develop your voice and maintain your voice ranging from avoiding and reducing the intake of alcohol and tobacco (cigarette) and pastries to drinking water frequently, getting a voice coach and so on, but that is a topic for another article, apply this to your life daily and you will develop your voice.

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