[Mr. Jelly]

Originally Posted by JayBee1404

The problem seems to be that they don’t rehearse a song as if they were singing it ‘live’. Sitting on the sofa noodling and practising doesn’t require the singer to ‘project’, so they pick a key where they can sing quietly and comfortably, but singing in front of an audience requires ‘projection’ - which usually means singing in a higher key than the one that sounded OK on the sofa.

So - when you practise at home, pick a higher key, stand up, and sing to project and ‘put it out there’. Find the key that gives you the right projection, and make a note of it for future reference.......IMHO, YMMV etc.

I think this hits the nail on the head. Good insight.

The nerves of being in front of everyone, with them looking at you, changes a persons perspective. Suddenly a person finds themselves in a hyper self focus. They aren't reacting in the fashion that they are used to. At least that is the perception. Which generates more nerves and hyper self focus. Hold on to the experience and hit the wood shed. You can learn from this experience and become better at performing. You've gained more experience and that is the bedrock of knowledge.