Tag: Music Performance
A Musician’s Guide to Enhancing Visual Appeal and Stage Presence
As talented as you are, it takes more than that to be a successful musician today. Combining your musical talent with a captivating stage presence and persona is fundamental for success because it helps you stand out. There are hundreds of thousands of artists in your respective genre, vying for the attention of the same…
5 Ways Musicians Can Overcome Performance Anxiety
For some musicians, performing is what they live for. Getting out there in front of a crowd gets their blood pumping and they genuinely enjoy every performance. For others, performing gives them crippling anxiety. Performance anxiety, also known as stage fright, is the fear of getting up in front of people and performing. Some musicians…
Simple yet effective ways to switch up your look on stage
If you’re a musician, you already know that the quality of your performance is the most important factor when you’re on stage. If you play badly or your songs are boring, you’ll lose your audience in an instant. However, did you know that the way you look also has a part to play in how…
7 Reasons Every Musician Should Learn Music Composition
Why study music composition at all? Don’t feel bad; many musicians have never learned music composition. If you have time to study music composition, consider yourself ahead of the crowd. Music and harmony benefit the brain and other regions of the body. Learning how to compose music increases intelligence and may give you better memory.…
Freddie Mercury Top 5 Live Vocals
Freddie Mercury was the legendary vocalist and front-man of Queen. Here are my Top 5 Freddie Mercury Live vocals of all time. 5. It’s a Hard Life – Rock in Rio 1985 There’s only one reason this is bottom of the list. The original footage has now been messed with on YouTube with pitch-correction, reverb,…
How Practising Mindfulness Can Help Musicians
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It can happen to any musician: that inner voice in the back of your head when you are playing music that chooses to fixate on any mistake you make. This internal dialogue can go over and over in the back of your mind telling you that everyone is laughing at you or that you aren’t…