Thursday, January 28, 2010
Fear of forgetting
Last Saturday I auditioned for a local version of American Idol. I sang Zdes Khorosho, a Russian piece that I sang in Ukraine in 2008. The judges called me back the next day to say that I was one of the 20 semi-finalists. So tomorrow I get to sing a song at a festival. I am going to sing Think Of Me with a backing CD. I am excited for this opportunity, but it is stretching me. You see, I have to have the words memorized. And I have this fear of forgetting the words. I've been working on memorizing the words since Tuesday and I feel 85% good about the words tonight. I've been singing for most of the my life and I enjoy it - but I still get nervous. I try not to eat anything for a couple of hours before I sing AND I make sure that I am drinking enough fluids for days in advance. I just hope that I can not only get up on that stage and sing well and remember the words - but that I can enjoy the experience and feel confident in myself. Prayers are appreciated around 7pm EST. Thanks.
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I know exactly what you mean...I've been performing for years, since I was about 7 and yet I still get nervous! It's the weirdest thing because until the age of 14 or so I never felt nervous at all, and then all of a sudden I did. Only for solos, though - I don't get stage fright when singing in a group even in front of a huge audience. Solos, though? Make me go all shaky :-P
Congratulations on being a semi-finalist! That's really cool. If you get nervous, just remember that THEY selected you to sing and therefore you have a great voice and that everyone will love to hear you sing.
Congratualtions and Good Luck!! YAYA!
You can do it!!! {{HUGS}}
You will be fabulous! We will be thinking and praying for you! Good luck!!
Wow, how exciting!! You'll be great. Congrats!!
Prayers are coming your way at 5pm my time =) Good luck! You'll do great!
Congratulations! This is very exciting! You will do an awesome job!
Congrats! You'll do great!
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