� ACTING AS A SOLO PERFORMER �
��SEASON 1. EPISODE 2. Use your arms and posture��
Use your arms and posture to lend gravitas to your performance. Sonnie badu has one of the most expressive and
well-acted performances around, using big gestures and emotional facial expressions to truly embody his songs.
This is especially important for his songs, which are in a variety of languages that the audience may need cues to
understand, but any singer can learn from his facial expressions and powerful yet personalized posture.
Even if you're playing an instrument, you can use your arms to spur on the audience or add drama, using bigger
movements than necessary and putting a little theatricality into your play.
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� ACTING AS A SOLO PERFORMER �
��SEASON 1. EPISODE 1. Emote the lyrics as you sing them ��
Singer-songwriters, solo concert vocalists, and other performers who sing/playn by themselves are usually intimate,
personal artists. Your goal as a singer is to make the audience feel like they're alone in a room with you, getting to see
a deeply personal and affected side of yourself.
•Where can you growl a line angrily, or falter over an emotional worship line? How can you sing the lyrics in a unique,
personal way.
•A good strategy is to think about each song as if it is the first time you've ever sung it. If you were speaking the lyrics
to a close friend, how would they make you behave?
•While he has a band behind him, check out Steve crown performance on a programme " especially the song "Hossana, blessed
be the lord," for well-emoted singing.
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� ACTING/BEHAVING IN A SINGING GROUP ��
� Season 1 Episode 9. CONSIDER PRE-PLANNING �
Consider pre-planning or reusing popular bits, stories, and actions. If you've ever seen the same band twice during the
same programme, you'll see how popular this is. When you tell a story from the Bible that gets a huge thought in between
songs, try the story again the next show and see if goes over just as well. Furthermore, you can even start designing
movements and acting ideas that bring your band and audience together.
•If you like to dance, are there moves or routines that you keep coming back to?
•For hard-rocking praise, are there any big, climactic moments where you might stick a stage dive or dramatic dance move?
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� ACTING/BEHAVING IN A SINGING GROUP ��
� Season 1 Episode 8. PLAY A SIMPLE INSTRUMENT �
Play a simple percussion instrument if you'd like something specific to do. This can even change depending on the
song, as it's a little strange during slower songs to be bouncing around with full energy. The classic option is a
tambourine, as you can beat it against your hip in time with the song. Some singers will even pull out wood
blocks, cowbells, and triangles as the song requires.
◆Ask your bandmates if there are any songs that you can easily be learnt on an acoustic guitar, playing it
occasionally mix up your performance. In some cases you don't have to turn this guitar up loudly, just using
it as a quiet prop, which helps hide any mistakes.
◆While it seems obvious, don't play an instrument on stage if you struggle to keep time while singing. Your
voice is the first priority.
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ACTING/BEHAVING IN A SINGING GROUP ��
� Season 1 Episode 7. STAND BACK �
Stand back and let the band shine during solos and instrumental sections. You should not be holding the spotlight on yourself
the entire time. Whenever your bandmates take over a section of the song, drop back and let the audience focus on them for
a moment. At the most, you can very quickly introduce or set them up before they play:
☆"Take it away, ___" is a great way to pass the baton to your guitarist, pianist right before he starts shredding a solo.
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� ACTING/BEHAVING IN A SINGING GROUP ��
� Season 1 Episode 6. LIGHT IMPROVISATION�
Use a little light improvisation to get the crowd going while you play or sing. One of the best examples is the classic praise, kaleb
line"say hi hi hi komole!,I pack my blessing komole!" which is used to help stir the congregation, band and dancers into a frenzy
out on the floor. Countless lead singers, caught in the moment of music, have used "yeah," "let's go," and "come on" to keep the
energy of the song going.
■Don't be afraid to get swept up in the music -- it's the best way to get the audience swept up as well.
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� ACTING/BEHAVING IN A SINGING GROUP ��
� Season 1 Episode 5. INTRODUCE YOUR GROUP/BAND �
Introduce the rest of the group/band during a quieter moment. This is a good way to fill time while tuning up, or to fill some time
before or after taking the stage. Remember that, while you are the face of the group/band, you are not the only member in it.
Take the time to introduce the people behind you to make everyone happier.
◆"On guitar, we have the incredible...."
◆"Holding down the rhythm is our very own..."
◆Don't be afraid to customize these introductions. You could say where they are from, an interesting fact, or pay your groupmates
a complement on their skills.
◆Some lead singers introduce the band individually. So you might introduce the guitarist after a song-ending solo, the drummer after
a big climactic drum beat, etc.
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� ACTING/BEHAVING IN A SINGING GROUP ��
� Season 1 Episode 4. ROPE THE AUDIENCE �
Rope the audience in with shared singing or clapping moments. As the front person of the choir leading the song, you want
to be big and in charge, pulling the audience into the moment and getting them engaged in the music. How easy this is, will
depend on the crowd and their enthusiasm, but you have a few tricks up your sleeve:
•Clapping or keeping time is easy and works with any crowd. To do so, have the singers keep playing for an extra 2-4 bars for
a section, clapping high above your head to signal the audience to do the same.
•Teaching an easy sing-along right before the song starts. For example, your chorus could have a section that counts "1, 2, 3,
4, 5." Before the song starts, tell the audience this and ask "if they'd be willing to join the band for a song."
•Using a well-placed cover song. Playing a song everyone knows allows them to sing along, even if your choir is not large yet.
Once they start singing, they're much more likely to stay engaged throughout the praise section.
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� ACTING/BEHAVING IN A SINGING GROUP ��
� Season 1 Episode 3. SERVICE THE MOOD OF THE SONG�
Emulate the tone and emotion of the song. If you're singing worship songs, you might not move at all. In fact, you
might consider pulling up a stool or chair for the song, keeping you in place and providing a much more worship feel.
Alternatively, don't just sit in the center of the stage for a barn-burning praise tune -- move, jump, dance, and sing
your heart out.
●For a truly captivating performance, you can blend the two effects. For example, in a song that gains power slowly,
like "Ehee ee my lord is good oh," you may start sitting before you burst out of your seat with uncontrolled energy.
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� ACTING/BEHAVING IN A SINGING GROUP ��
� Season 1 Episode 2. KEEP MOVING �
Keep moving, especially if you're not playing an instrument. Watch some of the classic lead singers, like Tim
Godfrey & xtreme crew and note how he almost never stands still. For beginners, a good way to think about this
is to try to sing individually to every person in the room at least once.So you might walk to the left and spend
some time singing to them, then move right and sing a few bars to someone on the other side of the room.
◇If you have background singers, join them on the microphone for a few bars to show a sense of community.
◇If you're using a corded microphone, test out its length during mic checks to avoid accidentally pulling out of
the amp.
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� ACTING/BEHAVING IN A SINGING GROUP ��
� Season 1 Episode 1. SMILE, LAUGH, AND HAVE SOME FUN �
If you're having an uncontrollably good time, your audience will too. You must keep the mood up, and both the band and the
crowd will follow your lead. If you're smiling and having fun, they will be too. Even for tough shows, or when you're not feeling
100%, a "fake it until you make it" approach will help everyone have more fun.
◆Even serious acts and hardcore bands are having fun on stage while they play, so don't be afraid to let loose.
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� HOW TO ACT WHILE SINGING ��
��� Season 1 Episode 11. PRACTICE UNTIL YOU FEEL AUTOMATIC��
Practice until the acting and singing feels automatic. Your primary goal is to sing the song as powerfully and effectively as
possible, meaning you want the majority of your energy going into your voice. The easiest way to do this is make the acting
so routine that you could do it in your sleep.
Practice blocking and movement until you can do it with your eyes closed, then do one more practice run.
♥It may seem like excess, but practicing just singing, just acting, and practicing the two together is the best way to completely
nail the part.
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� HOW TO ACT WHILE SINGING ��
��� Season 1 Episode 10. KEEP THE ACTING SIMPLE��
Keep the acting simple to be effective. At the end of the day, your singing voice should be doing the majority of the
artistic "heavy lifting." Once you've settled on facial expressions and blocking, focus on singing as well as possible. Don't
try to add lots of little tics and movements, Overly,complicating the song and distracting from the actual music. Keep it
simple, act naturally, and stay close to the lyrics and mood of the song. Do these three things and you'll be great.
•Once you make a decision as an actor, be confident and stick to it. If it feels right to you it will feel right to the audience.
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� HOW TO ACT WHILE SINGING ��
��� Season 1 Episode 9. FACE THE AUDIENCE��
Face the audience, unless otherwise noted by the director. All of the acting in the world won't matter if the audience can't see
it. Remember to keep yourself facing the audience as you act and sing, letting them into your character's world. That
said, temporarily turning away from the audience, or looking to the sides, is a good way to act out shame, fear, or passivity.
Alternatively, turning your whole body to face the audience can drive home a big, powerful emotion or moment.
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� HOW TO ACT WHILE SINGING ��
��� Season 1 Episode 8. REACT TO THE LINES IN THE SONG��
Acting in a music is not only about the moments you are singing. It's about inhabiting the world of the play. Make sure you continue
to listen to other persons lines when they're singing, reacting appropriately even when you're not on the microphone.
•Listen to the words as they're sung instead of just waiting for your cue.
•Just like when you are singing, ask yourself how you would respond if someone said the lyrics normally, in conversation.
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� HOW TO ACT WHILE SINGING ��
��� Season 1 Episode 7. MAKE YOUR ACTING DECISION IN ADVANCE��
Make your acting decisions in advance instead of relying on improvisation. If you have a good director or choreographer, this will
likely happen for you. But even smaller or "useless" movements can be planned in advance to make them easier on the fly, and
sticking to your artistic decision is crucial to pulling it off.
•Use early rehearsals to try new things and get a feel for the character. However, as the programme approaches you should pick
a style and practice it daily, drilling it down so that it is automatic on stage.
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� HOW TO ACT WHILE SINGING ��
��� Season 1 Episode 6. FOCUS ON TH THE SONGS KEY MOMENTS AND TRANSITIONS��
In a good music, the songs are vehicles for the characters to grow and change. It is your job to figure out during which lines
and verses that happens and to show it to the audience. So if there is a moment halfway through the song when a female co-lead
joins the male lead, your face should show the happy surprise.
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� HOW TO ACT WHILE SINGING ��
��� Season 1 Episode 6. FOCUS ON TH THE SONGS KEY MOMENTS AND TRANSITIONS��
In a good music, the songs are vehicles for the characters to grow and change. It is your job to figure out during which lines
and verses that happens and to show it to the audience. So if there is a moment halfway through the song when a female co-lead
joins the male lead, your face should show the happy surprise.
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� HOW TO ACT WHILE SINGING ��
��� Season 1 Episode 1. MASTER THE SONG ON ITS OWN, FIRST ��
Trying to do two things at once usually results in both things done poorly. Before you throw
acting into the mix, make sure you can sing the song perfectly on it's own. Having the words
and melody down cold will make it much, much easier to nail the acting.
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