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Hey singers! I'm Justin Stoney the founder of New York Vocal Coaching
here with you for another episode of Quick Singing Tips.
We're together today in Washington Square Park.
Right in the heart of Greenwich Village.
This place is world-famous for having a great conversation,
pondering life's meaning, or -you guessed it- making some music.
Which leads us to our question for today from Leo N. in Kiev Ukraine.
Leo writes, "Dear Justin, how can I feel more confident in my performing?"
Very nice question Leo.
Well, out here in Washington Square Park it's really a beautiful thing.
Everybody's just making music and sharing their gifts.
Sometimes there's a big crowd that gathers.
Sometimes it's just a couple of people listening.
Hey, sometimes nobody's listening at all!
People are just performing for the sheer love of making music.
Whether you're a beginner or a professional we sometimes go
through these seasons where performing becomes very stressful and intimidating.
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Especially when the pressure of having to succeed starts to get to us.
This often happens when we're performing exclusively
in high pressure environments.
If every performance you do is an audition, a contest,
a jury, something's on the line, then you start to get a little tight.
Judgement, expectations, and self-doubt start to weigh us down.
That's the beauty of music made here in Washington Square Park.
It's really a community experience.
Performing isn't being done to show off, win a contest,
or land the lead role.
Its really only purpose is, well, just to make music
and maybe make a few people happy.
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Certainly a trip to Washington Square never hurt anybody's performing soul.
But you don't have to come to New York City to replicate the experience.
"New York City!"
Here's my challenge to you.
Find one place to perform that restores your joy and confidence.
Maybe it's a park like this, maybe it's an open mic night somewhere,
or maybe you can just have a little get-together
with some of your more supportive friends.
Whatever you choose, make sure it's a situation
where you don't care about the results.
It's important to have some performances where you can
just sing and perform for the love of it, not for the judgement.
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Just for the joy.
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After you've done this, then go back into the high pressure environments.
See if you can take a little of the same magic that you found
back to the big stage.
If you do, I trust that you'll perform with more bravery,
life, and courage than ever before.
Here's a few more ways that I hope you
and I can perform better than ever.
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And now, here's Justin with this week's vocal benediction.
When everything is on the line it's easy to forget what brought you to
such an important moment in the first place.
But I believe in you and I believe that you can recreate this freedom,
this joy, this confidence when it counts the most.
And, that's why I'm praying that your biggest performances will be
a walk in the park.
Coyote and Crow, take it away!
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Awesome.