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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Singers: Your audience wants to see your lipsVocal Microphone TechniquesBy Song Performance Coach Pepper Jay Key: Don’t pop your consonants into the microphone.If your microphone is too close, the audience will hear the popping noises of your consonants. Consonants are the English letters: b, c, d, f, g, h (sometimes), j, k, l, m, m,…