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 Last month we added
new songs to all our libraries on March 7, 9 and 17th
and they just keep on coming.
Keep up to date
via our forum:
 New to Library
#42 forum
 New to Library #9¾
forum
 New to Library #33.3
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What's The Deal
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... The Pal
Zone?
If you have
sung at 2 or more DPS shows, you are officially a DOG
& PONY Pal and are invited to join our message forum. Once registered,
you will be given special access to areas of the
forum of special interest to local singers: Audition
Notices, Pal's Playground, and Song Request areas plus a
Swap Shop where you can trade your previously loved
items with each other.
The Pal Zones
make it possible to get to know the people you see at
various shows a little better.
In the words of
Thumper, "Come on Bambi! The Water's
stiff!".
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SINGER TIPS
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The Do's and Don’ts Of A Vocal
Performing Competition
Courtesy of The
Canadian National Karaoke Coalition (CNKC)
 So you want to compete
in a vocal performing competition and you think you have
what it takes to win.Perhaps you do. But if you haven’t
come close to taking home that first place trophy or
prizing yet, you might do well to heed some of the
following advice. Don’t expect to win solely on your
voice. In most contests there are variations of the same
criteria: Vocal Performance and Stage
Presence.
Here are 9 simple guidelines to help
give you an advantage
1. Choose your
song(s) carefully! Most often a performance is going to
be made (or not) by the song you choose to sing. Pick a
song that showcases your talents, one that you
understand and can convey the mood or feeling of or one
that holds great personal meaning to you.
2. Try not to pick an
unfamiliar or obscure song. It automatically puts you at
a disadvantage. If it’s a song the judges know they'll
be better able to tell if you actually have command of
the song. Don’t make the judges guess you have the
requisite range or control.
3. Try not to pick an
overdone song. Chances are good they’ve heard it done by
someone else and possibly even better. A slightly
familiar song brings some fresh air to your
performance.
4. Keep it short…..no long
songs. Hit hard and run. A judge’s attention span can be
short especially after many hours of long looong
songs.
5. Stay away from simple
ballad style songs (such as “My Way”). Songs of this
kind (as sweet as they might be) have little or no
change in the melody, have no complicated parts to them,
and have been done so many times that people may be
bored of them. A ballad is fine if there is some drama
to it. Try to pick music that has a lot of changes in
it….not the same thing over and over. If you are going
the ballad route, make sure it is a song that shows
strong vocal ability and ends in a nice strong or high
note (the provebial 'showcase' or 'star search'
note).
6. Vary your performance
throughout the song. A show stopping Broadway Song can
easily be overdone if you maintain full throttle from
beginning to end. Even the best voices get boring if
there is no change in volume and intensity. The last
thing you want to do is bore the judges. Use pitch,
intonation, tonal control and dynamic range (from soft
to loud) to really showcase what you can do.
7. Have some fun with the
song, whatever it is….props, and costumes are a good
idea. They help with your overall package and influence
your appearance scores. We’ve seen many contestants win
because they were the only one who seemed to be having a
good time while others seem to be taking it too
seriously. Include everyone in your performance. Your
stage presence scores will benefit if you sing to the
audience not just the judging panel.
8. Move around! Don’t just
stand there. Your voice alone is only part of the entire
package. But do try to keep in character with the
emotional range of the song. No one prances around the
stage while singing “Lady in Red”.
9. And whatever you
do…whether you win or not…be gracious afterwards. If you
didn’t win this time, you might next time. The judges
may not remember if you were cool about not winning, but
they’ll certainly remember you if you
weren’t.
Good luck to you. Get out there and
have fun! | 
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