Techniques
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Taking over the stage as a performing musician is essential for building a successful career. An incredible stage presence, which comprises a remarkable visual appearance, intriguing dialogue, body language, and mannerisms, is vital to seizing your audience’s attention and ensuring a noteworthy performance.
So how do you get over those challenges to becoming a great performing musician the audience wants to watch and listen to over and over again?
Discover Your Uniqueness
Understanding that your typical character and your performer character don’t have to be the same helps you become an intriguing performer. Therefore, you can magnify your uniqueness on stage to captivate your audience.
To fulfill this point effectively, note down twenty-five attributes that set you apart from others. It may be your mannerism, posture, sense of humor, a story. Etc. So select five attributes from that list and see how you can enhance this personality on stage. This measure will help form an original persona that’ll make your fans think they know you.
Don't Allow a Minute of Silence
Don’t make the crowd lose their interest by keeping them waiting for an action while you’re on stage. Offer your audience something to concentrate on continually.
For instance, initiate the next song before the audience stops clapping.
That’s not all:
Compose an interlude to link your music. This tip is a great measure because the audience likes it when bands formulate original, never-before-heard songs for the concerts. It helps create a different experience for your fans. Furthermore, you can engage your audience by making a statement, telling a short story, or cracking a joke.
Use the Stage
Part of entertaining your listeners during a performance involves interacting with them. Take up the entire stage and sashay around while engaging or conversing with your audience at different angles.
The crux of the matter is:
Don’t get too comfortable in a spot. Many aspiring performers can’t help this; therefore, they hurt their show. Instead, show how much all the crowd matters to you by reaching out to their sides.
You can also communicate with your bandmates while on stage, dance with the guitarist for a while, or stroll to the drummer.
Engage the Crowd
Want your audience to grab a customized t-shirt after the show? Engage them as much as you can. This experience makes them build a relationship or connection with you. Strategize what to talk about before hitting the stage.
This way:
You’re never out of what to say. Also, eye contacts are essential during conversations with the crowd and remember to involve the entire audience and not a few people.
Additional point:
You can decide to teach them an aspect of your song before performing it.
Understand Your Audience
If you can understand your audience, then you can fulfill your dreams. Even massive stars get to feel their audience’s dissatisfaction if they’re not fulfilling expectations. So know your audience’s expectations and work to fulfill them.
What’s important is to:
Make your audience feel good by imbibing the effect of your lyrics in them. Find out what you can do to hold your listeners’ stares.
Record Your Performances
By keeping a record of your performances, you enjoy the opportunity to reflect on your mistakes and modify the necessary.
Put a camera in the rear of the venue. Watch the record days later and note what lapses need improvement.
Act Relatable
Looking human also helps you to seem lovable.
Give a thumb up to your drummer when they strike a nerve. Throw a kiss to your guitarist when they amaze you. Additionally, you can express your emotions after rending a sentimental piece.
This tip will also help mystify you as a performer.
Study Your Idol
Not to imitate your idols but learn from them; study your ideal performers and see what part of them inspires you. Look at your idol’s performances and notice how they get by on stage. Find answers to questions such as:
How is an icon engaging the audience?
How are the bandmates communicating with one another?
Grace a lot of concerts and learn what’s important to you. Then practice with your band.
Select the Right Outfit
Whet your audience appetite by the outfit you wear for a performance. Think outside of the box about your apparel. While the trends of your genre may influence your style, ensure to add some spice to the trend.
Pick a personal symbolic item, say a sunglass, crazy outfit, etc., to allure the crowd and give you a form of identity.
Ensure to don that element in more than half of your photo appearances. Moreover, be particular about your shoes because your audience can see them easily.
Practice
You don’t grow your confidence merely by wishing it or watching videos of your idols.
Practice with your band regularly to find your footing. This exercise will help you identify your strength and weakness. Attend small shows and put in the same energy as you would a big show.
Stage presence gives a lot of advantages; however, like other good things, it doesn’t come easy. What matters is to keep these tips at heart and practice them often.
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