Knowing the proper behavior on stage is critical to giving your best live performance. With that in mind, try to follow these tips:

Rehearsals

Rehearse with the band. A minimum of one dress rehearsal should be carried out prior to taking the stage. When you do your final dress rehearsal, sing from memory.

Outfit

The outfit you choose to wear for the live performance can make or break the show. When you practice, be sure to wear the outfit that you plan to wear for your singing performance. It is important to ensure that you are able to move comfortably in your outfit.

Walking across the stage

Figure out where to stand on the stage, and then practice walking to that spot. While one would think walking across a stage would be easy, it’s actually fairly difficult. When you walk across the stage, you want to stop in place, but at the same time you need to have good posture when you do so. Find your alignment, walk across the room and maintain that posture.

Make sure the speaker faces away

The experience of singing with a band will be a lot of things, but initially it will be confusing. The speakers will probably be turned away, in which case you will have trouble hearing yourself. For the first few times you could ask to have a speaker turned towards you. The sound from the speaker can be a distraction, especially if you consider how loudly the band can play. You need to learn to pick out the instrument that plays the melody line.

Smile

Make sure you smile as you go on stage. Even if you are nervous, a smile, will make you appear more confident. Make sure your smile doesn’t look fake as you cross the stage.

Take note of the audience

When you are singing, you might not know when it’s time to pay attention to the audience. Singers can’t always sing intimate songs in an intimate locale, but you can imagine yourself in a cozy locale if this helps you with your performance. The best thing you can do is watch the professionals and see how they do it.

Distractions will occur

In a normal concert there can be a lot of distractions. People might enter late, cough, get up and leave, or any number of other things. Most people are ignorant as to  how this can distract a performer, and because you are the performer you are expected to be professional about it. When you practice at home you might want to intentionally stage some distractions. The best way to ignore distractions is to have friends distract you and see how lo you can ignore it.

Keep an eye on your hands

If you’re not sure what to do with your hands during your live singing performance, putting your hands down at your sides is safest. Though your sides might not seem like a great place, it is at least a safe place. You can gesture if you want, just make sure your gesture is complete. If you need another option, then you can clasp your hands to the front of you.

Great so now you’ve got a good idea of how to behave on the big night. Of course before you present yourself to the crowds, you’ll need to do some work on your singing voice. I highly recommend the Singing Success vocal training program. Also if you’re struggling to promote you and your band, you’ll definitely want to check out Social Bandmaker. It’ll teach you everything you need to know about succeeding as a performer and making your mark on the music industry.