The ABC’s of performance coaching
Thu, Apr 28 2011 01:59
You are a “performer”. You have your own unique personality, style, humor, and outlook on life that people connect with.
Whether you go on-stage for a living, or a physical artist that appears where your work is being showcased.
Whether you go on-stage for a living, or a physical artist that appears where your work is being showcased.
Your experiences, belief systems, and self esteem greatly affect your “performances” for better or for worse, and dramatically effect how people view you and your work.
What if you could free yourself of negative emotions that limit your ability to connect with your audience, and allow you to take your creative work to a higher level?
Where do you start?
Where do you start?
THINK ABOUT YOUR AUDIENCE:
- What value are you providing for them?
- Is your show the best it can be?
All successful artists have a team helping them insure they are at the top of their game.
What are you doing to make your show the best it can be?
ARE YOU:
ARE YOU:
- Writing really good material?
- Playing your very best?
- Do you have a performance that everyone is talking about?
- Listen to who friends and collegues- who are they talking about?
WHAT ABOUT YOU? Are you struggling to get fans out to your show?
Are you trying to get into bigger better paying gigs?
HOW CAN PERFORMANCE COACHING HELP YOU?
- Overcome performance anxiety
- Addressing technical issues
- Develop Confidence
- Learn healthy ways to advance your career to the next level
- Explore roles as a musician and overcome fears that are stopping you
- Resolve trauma’s that interfere with your performance
- Insure a complicated arrangement or set is delivered the way you imagine
- Engage your audience create new fans
- Get better, higher paying gigs
REMEMBER THE ABC’S:ACTION: Don’t expect to be discovered, you will be waiting a long time.
Take charge and start being your best now.
Take charge and start being your best now.
BARRIERS: All barriers are based in B.S. (Belief Systems) that have created boundaries limiting you and your world. You need to remove barriers so your fans can see you and your work in the best light possible
CHANGE: Be a smart artist, and take a step back. Be willing to change what isn’t working and focus on adopting new ways of being your very best. You can’t do it all your self, and why you need to build your own team to insure your success.
DIFFERENTIATE: There is NO ONE like you. Identifying and highlighting your strengths and how your different than your competitors helps you connect w/ your fans.
ELEVATOR PITCH: Being able to distill your ABC’s into your unique selling proposition puts you miles ahead of others competing in the same pond or ocean you are in.
FEAR: Has been your gate keeper long enough, if you want to grow as a human and a artist you must face and overcome the things that are holding you back, work with a professional, who can help you be your best.
FEAR: Has been your gate keeper long enough, if you want to grow as a human and a artist you must face and overcome the things that are holding you back, work with a professional, who can help you be your best.
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Do you have a embarrassing or memorial performance story you would like to share? Post it in the comments section.
About the author:
Tamra is a business strategist, speaker, artist, and blogger.
Leveraging over 25 years as an business executive and artist, she offers business solutions and private consultations to a wide range of independent music professionals all over the world- Helping them prepare for showcases, cd release parties, and award shows (SXSW, ASCAP Awards, NAMM, Billboard Music Awards, Folk Alliance & more).
Leveraging over 25 years as an business executive and artist, she offers business solutions and private consultations to a wide range of independent music professionals all over the world- Helping them prepare for showcases, cd release parties, and award shows (SXSW, ASCAP Awards, NAMM, Billboard Music Awards, Folk Alliance & more).
You can read what other artists have said about working with her, as well as other services she offers independent music professionals to be their best at www.tamraengle.com
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Local Music Vibe: http://localmusicvibe.com/shout-out-april-28-2011
Tamra Engle 50th Annual Grammy Awards
Local Music Vibe: http://localmusicvibe.com/shout-out-april-28-2011
Tamra Engle 50th Annual Grammy Awards
Are YOU the next American Idol?
Mon, Jul 19 2010 09:41
American Idol Registration for Season 10 is being held in SF on August 17-18 w/ auditions scheduled on August 19th @ ATT Park- Season 9 finalists Adam Lambert & Alison Iraheta both got their start at the SF Audition’s last season-
If you are 28 years of age or younger and a unsigned artist; you MUST have a plan, and air tight audition prepared to help guarentee a successful audition.
*Show FAQ’s and information are listed on: americanidol.com/auditions
What are the secrets to getting past the initial round of auditions and onto the show?
-Capturing a unique “star power”
-WINNING over the SCREENERS
-GET in front of the judges and through to the audition.
To do this correctly requires understanding the A.I. Audition process, preparation, lots of stamina, good humor, And sticking to your plan.
Key area’s I can assist you with:
1) Preparing for the screening and interviews before the audition
2) What to wear
3) Selecting the right song to audition with
4) Preparing for your performance mentally, physically, and spiritually
5) Preparing your voice
6) Rehearsing w/ Accompaniment
7) Rehearsing on key consistently w/o accompaniment
8) Video Performance Coaching
9) Understanding the process from start to finish
10) The 3 P's- Stage Patter / Performance / Perfection
In each city there are thousands that vie for a audition spot before the judges only about 100-200 make it to the judges evaluation from there only 10-30 from each city to actually make it to the Hollywood audition.
If you think you are the next American Idol? You can prepare yourself for success with the proper guidance, practice, and coaching.
If your interested in gaining every advantage to have a great audition, I have coached and prepared artists for showcase opportunities for SXSW, Folk Alliance, ASCAP AWARDS, GRAMMY’S & More…. contact me to help!
BIO
Tamra Engle is a performing songwriter, musician and consultant who offers strategic business solutions for creative minds to help them succeed in the evolving music and entertainment industries.
As a performing singer-songwriter whose recent album was on the final round ballot for the 2008 Grammy's in the Best Contemporary Folk Album category.
Tamra began her entertainment career as a studio musician In Los Angeles, Toured Nationally, and enjoyed placement of her songs on television and nationally aired ad campaigns.
PASSION PROJECTS:
-Helping others achieve success doing what they love.
- Insuring music education remains accessable to school age children.
- Ending Violence against Women & Children.
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