Hi, I am playing Sarah in a production of guys and dolls that is in less than a week! (May 4th is our opening). I am starting to get a little nervous. This is my first time singing with an orchestra. I was wondering if anyone had some tips of how to get ready for a performance(any kind of warm ups), to get vocally warm but not tired, and also what to do to stay calm.

Thanks!

-Musicalluver

My voice teacher has be doing scales in lip thrills and hums. I am vocalizing the notes, warming up my voice but not actually singing. It tends not to over warm me up. When I did shows in the past I would warm up on my own doing those exercises, then the musical director would warm us up as a group. If you still feel you need too you can always go over one of your songs. Congrats on Sarah, Break a leg!

Break a leg, sweetie. I'm a fellow Sarah (my show is eight weeks away) and I'm nervous too. My advice is to spend some time going through scales and doing some breathing exercises as I find that calms me. I hope your show goes well, and wish me luck for mine!