When you sing for an audience, you want the story to come through and the listener to see and hear you connect your story and singing. The movements you make around the stage or around the room should enhance both your singing and the story. Being able to move and sing is important, yet starting small is best. The following suggestions may prove helpful to you in matching your movements to your music:
Begin by doing simple chores around your house while you practice singing, this will allow you to get the feel of moving around while you sing. After you have mastered moving and singing at the same time, say rather than sing the lyrics to your song and notice your natural body language and hand gestures. The way you move your hands when saying the words to the song will help you to identify the most natural gestures for when you sing the words.
Some songs don’t require much movement at all. During your initial practices it’s probably better to move too much and then later eliminate the movements that don’t enhance the words of the song. Moving around just for the sake of it when you’re singing doesn’t really enhance your song. Classical songs don’t require much movement and usually not many gestures. You needn’t take more than a few steps when singing a classical ballad.
If you’re new to singing, adding movement and gestures to your song may be taking things too far at this stage. Starting with the basics and mastering good technique first is always a wise decision when performing a new song in front of an audience. Once you have learned good technique you will then need to learn how to move because movement adds to your artistic interpretation of the song. Learning how to make eye contact with your audience and how to move will help you connect with your audience and help them connect with your songs.
Most beginner singers want to move their hands a lot when they sing because they assume that gesturing makes their song more interesting and exciting and it can when done properly. Just remember it is not just your hands you should be moving, move your entire arm so that your elbows are not glued to your sides and make sure that your hands are not clenched but open.
If your hands normally move when you speak, then you may feel stiff if they remain frozen at your side during your song. Speak the words of the song so that you can understand what is happening in the story and how the character would respond to what is happening. By becoming the character in the song, gestures will be part of your natural reaction to what is happening you can use those same gestures when you sing to help tell your story. However, you should never gesture simply for the sake of movement.
I hope you found this information helpful. If you’re determined to learn how to sing like a star but can’t afford the cost of private singing lessons don’t worry. It’s possible to teach yourself to sing with affordable video singing training like Sing With Freedom from Per Bristow. Best of luck!
If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...
