Sing to Boost Confidence

Do you wish you were more confident? When you know you’ve got a chance to do something you want to do that’s a little bit nerve wracking, do you feel an invisible wall holding you back? Building confidence is something that takes time and results from many small actions, but there’s one you can do that is free, anytime you want, so you don’t have to wait to encounter an opportunity to build your self-confidence with it: singing. Can you imagine a person who is comfortable singing in public but is not confident? Probably not. Try making regular opportunities for yourself to sing, both alone and with others, and see what a difference it makes if you try for two minutes per day for three months.

-            Practice alone at first

-            Find other so-so singers to practice with

-            Measure your progress and notice over time how it boosts your confidence

Practice alone at first

If you’re not already comfortable singing in front of other people, begin by practicing on your own. You might find it more comfortable to seek out places out of anyone else’s earshot, and you might start more quietly. When it’s safe to do so, you might sing if driving someplace by yourself, where anyone who sees you singing in your car almost certainly won’t cross paths with you again. And if you really feel like you can’t bring yourself to sing just yet, start with humming softly for a week and then loudly for another, and then try singing. Take whatever baby steps you need to; the most important key to success here is consistently taking steps toward being comfortable singing in front of other people to boost your self-confidence!

Push yourself to sing with a stronger and stronger voice over the first several days, knowing that a stronger voice is going to sound more impressive and confident to others even if you’re not an expert singer. Pick easy songs that aren’t long and don’t require much vocal range. Classic nursery rhymes are a great place to start, if nothing else; you’re giving your brain, ears, and voice practice to get the hang of singing.

Find other so-so singers to practice with

After practicing on your own for a month, seek out a group where people sing. You could join a church you like or look online for a singing group where you don’t have to be a superstar to fit in. Join a group where the stakes are low and you could easily leave if you had to. When you’re with a group like this, you can keep reminding yourself that most of the other people aren’t great singers either, and you are all boosting each other’s confidence by practicing singing in front of each other!

By joining some sort of singing group, you’ll also get to practice more advanced songs. You’ll gain more awareness of different musical keys and vocal types, and with practice and careful listening to others, you’ll get a better feel for where your voice fits best in any song. Use this group practice time to keep gradually getting better and don’t rush yourself or create unnecessary stress with self-imposed expectations. Remember that your ultimate goal here is to use singing as a free and effective way to boost self-confidence.

Measure your progress and notice over time how it boosts your confidence

Take some recordings of yourself, one on your first day, and one each week after that. Your recordings don’t have to be more than a minute long, just enough so you can identify what you want to improve about your singing in the next week. Listen to every recording again at least at the end of each month. At first, you’ll probably cringe hearing yourself sing. This is perfectly normal; don’t give up over it, otherwise you’ll never boost your self-confidence through singing. You just have to power through the cringe and keep going.

After each month, you’ll notice your singing skill and comfort both increase by small amounts. By the time three months pass, hopefully singing has boosted your confidence by at least a small amount and you find it slightly enjoyable, even though you won’t be a pro by then. At that point, ask yourself if you feel more confident in general, day-to-day, even when you’re not singing. You probably will, and if you don’t, what will you have lost by trying?

Conclusion

Try singing to become more confident in yourself. It’s hard to start doing, but even if you take tiny steps in that direction, you’ll get more comfortable with it over time. Start by practicing alone to get yourself used to it and build up a voice for singing. After a month or so of that, find a low-stakes group where others are also working on becoming better at singing. Take short periodic recordings of your singing and listen to how much better you get over time. Make sure you practice regularly and don’t succumb to any feelings of doubt because you don’t like how you sound. Singing to boost confidence doesn’t cost you anything and will help you feel better about yourself even when you’re not singing!

Start singing to boost your self-confidence today!

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