Karaoke Tips

Create a songbook -

Get a small binder and put the lyrics to some of your favorite songs to sing inside. You can take this with you when you go karaoke or even on long commutes. Look at it on lunch breaks at work. The more you study the lyrics, the more likely you’ll memorize the songs. You might get so good at some songs that you won’t have to look at the screen anymore.

Practice -

Practice at home the songs you’ll be singing that night. On the same hand, don’t practice too much. It’s too easy to get excited and keep practicing. But, once you sing six or more songs, your voice quality could start to diminish.

Understand your flaws -

If you must do a song that you can’t do perfectly, at least know where your weakness is. Practice on how to overcome or minimize the weakness. There are a lot of songs that are easy to sing most of the way except in one or two spots.

Bring friends -

Bringing friends will help put you at ease and build your confidence. If you don’t do so great, they’ll at least make you feel a little better. Chat with friends about more than just the karaoke. Talk about other things before you sing and it will keep you from worrying about when you’re coming up.

Relax -

Do what you must to relax before your turn comes up. You might want to go outside to get fresh air or to go in the bathroom for some privacy and to psyche yourself up.

Don’t get drunk -

There’s no better way to bomb and make a complete fool of yourself than to get drunk and then try to sing well.

Get past a mistake -

If you do happen to make a mistake, don’t dwell on one you made earlier in the song. Often audience members and judges watch for how the singer reacts to his or her own mistakes. Will you start a domino effect or will you try harder to win back everyone’s faith in your singing ability? Thinking too much about mistakes leads you to make more. Realize you’re human and that even the stars aren’t always perfect during live performances.