Dynamic Song Performance Tip: Package yourself “the entertainer.”
Who Are You: The Product? You, the song performer, may not be the “real” you. As a performer, you are a product, a commodity offered for sale, someone that others are willing to invest in. Dynamic Song Performance Tip: Package yourself “the entertainer.” Don’t confuse your “on stage persona” with the “real you.” Often, a…
Read MoreGood Management Helps Create Image by song performance coach Pepper Jay
One of the most essential assets a professional singer must have in this industry is good representation. While a great responsibility lies on you, the performer, a good manager can be invaluable. An attentive manager will help you select your singing style and guide you through additional career image questions. How can clothes, hair-style, and…
Read MoreStyle Tips for all Performers by Pepper Jay
Performance coach and teacher Pepper Jay shares Style Tips for All Performers: 1. Shoes: Wear comfortable shoes. Performance shoes, even tap shoes, should be “slip on” or with straps. Stay away from shoes that tie. Stay away from rubber soled shoes which are difficult to move in. Be careful when performing in new shoes with…
Read MoreWant to be an excellent singing performer? Develop Your Own Style!
Develop Your Own Signature Style Key: How do you want your fans to visualize you? Who are you, the performer? Here are some tips on how to find or develop your “own style.” Please keep in mind that you want to create a style for yourself that looks like it “goes with you.” You want…
Read MoreMimic Your Models: Find what you like in other performers and borrow, borrow, borrow.
So, you are or want to be a professional singer? Recording artist? Performer? Entertainer? Voice over artist? Choose your goal, be as specific as possible. Choose a group of people who are doing or have done almost exactly what you want to do. What precise performance attributes from each do you admire? Why? Who in…
Read MoreSong Performance Skill: Walk on Stage with grace, purpose, and confidence
Walk on Stage with grace, purpose, and confidence. Key: Walk with grace, purpose, and confidence.Whether keeping beat to a rap song or gently strolling to the introduction of a country tune, when you travel from one mark to another on your stage, your movement should: 1. Put the audience at ease with your confidence, acquainting…
Read MoreWant to do an excellent performance? Dynamic Performance Coach Pepper Jay suggests you move your chi.
Dynamic Song Performance by Pepper Jay Move Your Chi Key: Song performance movement is a three-step process: mind, energy, and motion. Want to give an excellent performance? Move your chi. If performers appear awkward on stage, they are probably using only a two step process to move: mind and motion. Employing a two-step process, they…
Read MoreStay Balanced
Key: Own your stage. You are an athlete.Like an athlete, you, the singer, must also strive to always be physically balanced and secure, with your weight evenly distributed between your two feet. This is true even during choreography where, for example, your legs are in a “lunge position” (one leg straight and one leg with…
Read MoreChampionship Networking Tip – Always Carry Your Business Cards
Always Carry Your Business Cards Carry your business cards regardless of where you are, but never waste them. They were not free, and there is no reason to be cavalier. It does nothing for your image. Furthermore, make sure you receive a card from everyone you meet, and write down the date, name of the…
Read MorePerformance Coach Pepper Jay suggests you keep your song performance Interesting
Song Performance Tip by Pepper Jay, Song Performance Coach:Keep your song performance interesting using your Body Movement Song Performance Skills One of the main goals of the Body Movement portion of song performance skills … to keep your performance interesting. Key: Share all sides of your face with your audience.A live or video taped singing…
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