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Dynamic Song Performance

Welcome to Dynamic Song Performance Skills. In this series of video articles, performance coaches Pepper Jay and John Michael Ferrari share some of the song performance skills that have propelled careers in both singing and acting with singing roles. A monthly column.

How to make performance look real

Written By Pepper Jay & John Michael Ferrari
Your Host Pepper Jay

What you think about shows on your face!

Give your audience personal attention

Written By Pepper Jay & John Michael Ferrari
Your Host Pepper Jay

Giving one audience member positive attention results in a gift to entire audience.

Intra-audience Bond of Appreciation

Written By Pepper Jay & John Michael Ferrari
Your Host Pepper Jay

The audience shares anticipation, joy, and appreciation.

No One in the Audience is a Stranger

Written By Pepper Jay & John Michael Ferrari
Your Host Pepper Jay

The audience wants to like you.

Will Them To Look At You

Written By Pepper Jay & John Michael Ferrari
Your Host Pepper Jay

The Key is to Look Into The Eyes of your Audience.

Be Sincere With Patter

Written By Pepper Jay & John Michael Ferrari
Your Host John Michael Ferrari

Keep your patter new, appealing, and alive.

Audience Psychology is Everything!

Written By Pepper Jay & John Michael Ferrari
Your Host Pepper Jay

Audience psychology skills may be successfully applied to any type of audience.

What is a song performance coach?

Written By Pepper Jay & John Michael Ferrari
Your Host Pepper Jay

The goal of a performance coach should be immediate results.

Believabililty is the key to successful performance

Written By Pepper Jay & John Michael Ferrari
Your Host John Michael Ferrari

To achieve believability, song performance must include candid visual, auditory and sensory output.

How Song Performance Skills are Developed

Written By Pepper Jay & John Michael Ferrari
Your Host Pepper Jay

How Song Performance Skills are Developed
In general, there are 3 steps:
1) Learn Your Craft. Like anything else worth learning, song performance skills take practice. Practice often. Put in the time and effort necessary not just to be good, but to be excellent … wow them!
2) Explore Your Inner Universe. You [...]


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