Finally Sang by Myself in Front of an Audience

That had to be an awesome feeling singing! Yeah, I think we all get a little stage fright and forget things that we have learned. Don't fred it gets easier every time you do it! So what song did you sing?

hon it is normal, you are nervous it was your first time, look at the American Idol contests, Brooke has forgotten her words twice now, and that is all because of nerves. You are doing a lot better than me because I couldn't even go in front of an audience and sing in the choir let alone solo.

..I'm not a teacher but I'd like to be a lecturer.. I don't think I'd get very nervous ..(?)

I just looked past the tops of their heads and sang! glad ya got a commpliment hugs

I could never sing in public - everyone would cover their ears and run for their own sanity! lol Well done to you and I am glad you enjoyed it - I am sure next time Trevor will be very worried about you outshining him! xxx

Well this isn't about singing, but it is about going solo. I had been dancing with a group for about 1-2 years when I went solo and I got compliments, but from my perspective, I was so shaky, that I felt it wasn't as good as it could have been..After that I never went solo again, not because I didn't want to, but because I never had another chance..

I am glad it went pretty well. I could not do such a thing. I would forget what I had learned and probably just stand there like an idiot.

I am glad you got through this and everything went well. I can't remember to many embarrsing moments myself. Maybe when I because a teenager.

I remember when i was at my grade school. I was grade that time that i sang in front of many audiences. I was so confident and happy that i selected as singer for the one of our competition. That time, my classmate (the original contestant) was absent because of some illness and my teacher pointed me. Even am not good of voice i raised my hand representing myself to sing. Hehehe I only realized the shame when am on stage singing. Many were laughing even my cousins all laughed of what i did. Even now, i laughing remembering those times.huh!.. i said to my self, i will never do that again. LoL Take care and God bless

Good for you. I'm sure you will get better every time you sing by yourself. Practice makes perfect they say.

I have not really done that, but i think just like you i will be nervous. I think i should be preparing myself for that, so that a day such as that will come i will not find it so difficult.

Congratulations! You did your best and that's great..I haven't experience singing in front of the crowd, just a declamation, quite nervous but it's just good because I still did my best...

Well, Congratulations! You didi your best and that's good...I wasn't able to experience singing in front of the audience but a declamation..due to nervousness, as expected i forgot some lines but it's just fine...I still did my best....

I have not sang in a concert, but if you consider your schoolmates/officemates a crowd then I'll say yes I have sang in front of a crowd. I didnt take singing lessons also but I do prepare myself, or have someone coach me during "rehearsals". And yes, it is inevitable that I forgot what I had prepared.

Well, I have had the opportunity to sing Solos for many yrs. now. Used to do that back in school also back almost 30 yrs. ago even. Singing by yourself can be a Fun but nerve wracking thing to do. The problem is to not allow yourself to get so nervous you forget your words and end up embarrasing yourself. Also the main thing I always try to do is just be myself and do the Best I can, and do not worry about comparing myself to someone else. No, it is a lot harder than doing something like Karaoke, but can also be a Fun memorable experience as well. Glad you enjoyed doing this, and would consider doing it again sometime.

Bravo to you too for singing in front of a live audience! It takes a lot of guts and courage to speak in front of a group of people watching you let alone sing, so I say, kudos to you!

Congratulations on a successful performance! Keep up the hard work - it will most definitely pay off in the end and bring you great successes. As for whether I forgot all I learned the first time I performed by myself, I have never been in a choir or band, however, as a dancer, group numbers are easier than solos in that regard because if you make a mistake there is at least hope the the audience didn't catch it because their eyes were on someone/something else. As for a solo performance, I don't recall a time when I forgot everything I learned, however, there are some solo performances I have done that I would rather not remember or be remembered by because I did not have adequate preparation beforehand, and therefore the quality was not up to my full potential. But I think even so I am happy that I at least got up and did it because it is good experience, and as a performer you want all the on stage/in front of audience experiences you can get and you learn from it each time. Also, as nerve-wracking as it is to perform after the widely-agreed best performer, there is always a lot you can learn from someone who has already mastered the art and the performance of it. Again, congrats on your concert, and best of luck in the future. I think you'll find the more you perform up front like that, the more confident in yourself you'll be and the more you'll be in a position to deliver a great show! Take heart!

Congrats! I play guitar and sing as well. Now and then I'll play a live show with my brother and I get sooo nervous! It never fails that every time I start to play in front of people, my nose itches and I can't scratch it because my hands are busy! :) Don't try to drown him out. Forcing the sound out of you in that way will only make it sound bad. Just be yourself. Some people just have voices that carry better than others do. Don't stress over it. I'm sure you sounded fine.

WTG girl! That's great you were able to get out there in front of alllllllll those ppl and sing. Me? You wouldn't catch me breathing in front of alot of ppl. lol

Good for you!!!!! I can't really answer your questions because I have no personal experience like that...lol...but wanted to say KUDOS to you!!!