From the course: Singing Lessons: 1 Fundamentals

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Vulnerability

Vulnerability

From the course: Singing Lessons: 1 Fundamentals

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Vulnerability

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- This lesson is called, Vulnerability. And for a lot of us, that's a scary word, especially as performers, because we spend so much time and attention on presenting ourselves as confident. Confident, in control, together and worthy of being on stage right? You're going to get up, you're going to entertain people and be the star. And we always think of stars as carrying themselves with confidence and a sense of power and kind of inner strength. I have learned through personal experience and a lot of really amazing, experienced, veteran performers, that are some of my favorite performers, that confidence is really an equation that means the combination of preparation and vulnerability. It's not something I typically or historically would associate with being vulnerable. Confidence and vulnerability seem in some ways, to be at odds with each other and maybe it's a little counter intuitive but the fact is, is that, especially as a performer, especially as someone who is going to get up…

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