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		<title>How Gestures Can Improve Your Singing Performances</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 10:31:08 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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.   Every movement you make while on the stage should serve as punctuation to your song. Gesturing during your song adds interest and can also help your audience to better understand the song lyrics &#8211; just don&#8217;t make the mistake of overdoing your movements. Here are some tips on coordinating movement with music:</p>
<p> Practice singing at home while you do general household tasks like folding cloths or washing dishes, so that you get used to doing other things 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. Knowing how you gesture when you speak helps you figure out how to move when your singing.</p>
<p> Some songs don&#8217;t require much movement at all. During your initial practices it&#8217;s probably better to move too much and then later eliminate the movements that don&#8217;t enhance the words of the song. Moving around just for the sake of it when you&#8217;re singing doesn&#8217;t really enhance your song. For example, a classical song generally won&#8217;t need many gestures and requires little movement. You needn&#8217;t take more than a few steps when singing a classical ballad.</p>
<p> For those of you who have just begun singing, your first priority should be to concentrate on your singing and technique rather than movement. Starting with the basics and mastering good technique first is always a wise decision when performing a new song in front of an audience. When you&#8217;re ready to go from just good technique to coordinating that technique while telling a story you need to know how to move. You need to know where to look and how much to move when you sing.</p>
<p> 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. However, you need to remember that your palms should also be turned up and your elbows need to extended away from your sides.</p>
<p> If your hands normally move when you speak, then you may feel stiff if they remain frozen at your side during your song. Work the song as a monolog to discover what&#8217;s happening and how the character would react to the actions in the story. By reading the text aloud you will find that gestures are part of your natural reaction to what is happening and you can use those gestures when you sing to help add interest to your performance. However avoid excessive gesturing only to fill dead space.</p>
<p> I hope you found this information helpful. There are loads of great ways to <a href="http://www.starsinginglessons.com/">learn how to sing online</a>. Yes, that&#8217;s right, now you can affordably <a href="http://www.starsinginglessons.com/how-to-teach-yourself-to-sing.php">teach yourself how to sing</a> with video lessons from acclaimed vocal coaches like <a href="http://www.starsinginglessons.com/sing-with-freedom-review.php">Per Bristow</a>. Best of luck!</p>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 02:37:50 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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.   Every movement you make while on the stage should serve as punctuation to your song. Gesturing during your song adds interest and can also help your audience to better understand the song lyrics &#8211; just don&#8217;t make the mistake of overdoing your movements. Here are some tips on coordinating movement with music:</p>
<p> Practice singing at home while you do general household tasks like folding cloths or washing dishes, so that you get used to doing other things 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. Knowing how you gesture when you speak helps you figure out how to move when your singing.</p>
<p> Some songs don&#8217;t require much movement at all. During your initial practices it&#8217;s probably better to move too much and then later eliminate the movements that don&#8217;t enhance the words of the song. Moving around just for the sake of it when you&#8217;re singing doesn&#8217;t really enhance your song. For example, a classical song generally won&#8217;t need many gestures and requires little movement. You needn&#8217;t take more than a few steps when singing a classical ballad.</p>
<p> For those of you who have just begun singing, your first priority should be to concentrate on your singing and technique rather than movement. Starting with the basics and mastering good technique first is always a wise decision when performing a new song in front of an audience. When you&#8217;re ready to go from just good technique to coordinating that technique while telling a story you need to know how to move. You need to know where to look and how much to move when you sing.</p>
<p> 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. However, you need to remember that your palms should also be turned up and your elbows need to extended away from your sides.</p>
<p> If your hands normally move when you speak, then you may feel stiff if they remain frozen at your side during your song. Work the song as a monolog to discover what&#8217;s happening and how the character would react to the actions in the story. By reading the text aloud you will find that gestures are part of your natural reaction to what is happening and you can use those gestures when you sing to help add interest to your performance. However avoid excessive gesturing only to fill dead space.</p>
<p> I hope you found this information helpful. There are loads of great ways to <a href="http://www.starsinginglessons.com/">learn how to sing online</a>. Yes, that&#8217;s right, now you can affordably <a href="http://www.starsinginglessons.com/how-to-teach-yourself-to-sing.php">teach yourself how to sing</a> with video lessons from acclaimed vocal coaches like <a href="http://www.starsinginglessons.com/sing-with-freedom-review.php">Per Bristow</a>. Best of luck!</p>
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		<title>Learn To Sing Online</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 16:37:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I can&#8217;t think of anyone who would not want to be a better singer. Singing is such a basic and instinctive form of human expression. Not many people would turn down the opportunity to express themselves more freely. Everyone would benefit from that. 
 As a singer you stand out from the crowd because so few [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I can&#8217;t think of anyone who would not want to be a better singer. Singing is such a basic and instinctive form of human expression. Not many people would turn down the opportunity to express themselves more freely. Everyone would benefit from that. </p>
<p> As a singer you stand out from the crowd because so few people exploit their natural singing talent. This means that you can inspire and influence people as a good singer. I don&#8217;t know many people who&#8217;d wouldn&#8217;t enjoy to hear thunderous applause after just having completed a live performance. Nothing can quite match up to that feeling. Feeling inspired? Then check out these <a href="http://www.starsinginglessons.com">online singing lessons</a>.</p>
<p> Of course not everyone has the same singing aspirations. Some folks reach for the stars and dream of 50 000 adoring fans cheering them on. Other folks aspire to be the lead singer of a local band. These days, more and more people would love to impress the judges in shows like American Idol. More common aspirations are to entertain or amaze friends with awesome karaoke skills. Even if you just want to sing for the sheer enjoyment of it, that&#8217;s as good a reason as any to start <a href="http://www.starsinginglessons.com">singing lessons</a> now.</p>
<p> Without a doubt, learning to sing has so many benefits. I can think of so many excellent reasons to learn to sing and not one single drawback. Singing is not only medicine for the soul, it also has great health benefits. Singing will also do wonders for your confidence. It&#8217;s gives you a fantastic opportunity to be yourself and connect with others through the song.   </p>
<p> So what holding you back? Fear and doubt hold so many people back from becoming a better singer. If you don&#8217;t feel comfortable with your voice, you wouldn&#8217;t be the first. It&#8217;s sad that so few people discover just how simple and fun singing lessons can be. Please don&#8217;t believe the myth that learning to sing is a born talent that can&#8217;t be learned. This is a common myth that is far from the truth.</p>
<p> Another common excuse for not singing is the cost of private singing lessons. This used to be quite a legitimate excuse, but not these days. You see, these days there are so many inexpensive and high quality online singing lessons available, that there really no financial reason why you should not be able to learn to sing exceptionally well.  </p>
<p> Let me share with you just a couple of the many benefits of learning to sing at home. First off, it&#8217;s just so much more affordable than any other way. You also have the advantage of being able to schedule your singing practice whenever it&#8217;s most convenient for you. It&#8217;s also great that you can repeat the lessons as regularly as you need to until you master each one. You can load the audio onto an mp3 player and learn on the move. I guess the biggest advantage about learning to sing online is that you literally get to learn from the best vocal coaches out there for a fraction of the price.  </p>
<p> So there you go. Now you have a bunch of great reasons to sing and you&#8217;ve no good reasons not to. <a href="http://www.starsinginglessons.com">Click here</a> to get started today.</p>
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