The Performing Skills Guidebook for Contemporary Singers

Singing live can be exhilarating and deeply satisfying. It can also be terrifying and feel like an out-of-control train. I’ve experienced both ends of the spectrum, and when performing is exhilarating it's much more fun! I’ve studied everything I could find on how to improve a singing performance, for myself and for my students. Some of them are gifted singers who aren’t fully using their bodies to get their songs across to an audience. Some are crippled by stage fright. Some have some natural performance chops, but have never learned how to use a microphone, or what to say before a song. Some are very good singers and performers sent to me by producers who want them to be A+ showstoppers, not just good singers. I wrote Singing Live for all of these kinds of singers. In it, I offer a step-by-step process that you can use to make your performances as powerful as possible. Whether you're singing at open-mic nights or karaoke bars, playing large gigs, preparing for national singing auditions, just starting a band, or have never performed at all—everything you need to know is covered in this book. It's available as an e-book or paperback.

Singing Live will show you how to:

• Develop expressive, natural gestures and stage moves that are right for your musical style.
• Do well at singing auditions.
• Overcome stage fright and own the stage.
• Have great mic technique.
• Prepare for a performance vocally, physically & mentally.
• Build a repertoire & pace a set.
• Get what you want at a sound check.
• Develop great stage patter.
• Deliver your songs with authenticity.

• Singers who are searching for their own performing style.
• Singers who need to develop their stagecraft.
• Singers preparing for auditions, whether local or for national contests like American Idol.
• Singers who find the idea of performing to be just plain terrifying.
• Experienced performers who know that they can do a lot better.

•  A large mirror, preferably full-length, in your bedroom or rehearsal space.

• A camcorder, DVD camera, smart phone, or other way to film yourself. Though not absolutely essential, this is an invaluable tool.

• Backing tracks, if you don't play an instrument. These can be karaoke tracks (iTunes has loads of them) or piano/guitar tracks.

• Some way to record yourself and your backing tracks as you prepare your song for the performance exercises. This doesn't have to be high-quality or expensive—a cheap cassette recorder or recording app will do.

• [Optional] A notebook.

• The e-book comes in pdf form, which is viewable on both PCs and Macs. Kindle versions are available at Amazon.com.

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• Because it's an e-book download, the Singing Live e-book must be purchased separately from other Susan Anders/Zanna Discs products. That means that it will show up in it's own Paypal shopping cart. If you want to purchase other Susan Anders/Zanna Discs products you'll need to do that separately. If you already have other Zanna Discs products in your shopping cart they will not show up in the shopping cart for the e-book, but they will show up if you add a Singing Live paperback. After completing a Singing Live e-book purchase you can return to our site and continue shopping. Thank you!

Singing Live is also available in a hard copy version for $18.95. It's a 6x9 paperback, 182 pages. If you want to order the Singing Live paperback use the shopping cart buttons below. We ship for free via USPS media mail from Nashville, TN within 1-2 business days of receiving your order.