Preparing to WIN singing competitions and song contests

Presenter: Ben Oxley

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This session is for you if you are an aspiring singer of any type of music who is preparing to win singing competitions

This will help you to stop worrying about how to prepare so

that you can win and achieve success again and again and again …

Your questions answered:

1. Why do you want to win singing competitions and song contests?

2. Is there a way that you can follow to achieve success again and again?

3. What do you need to be the standout performer?

We will cover

1. bad habits and what can go wrong

2. how to take control in your preparation

3. a system that wins

Breathing exercise

Why is this important to you? Do you want to win?

Is this your year for success? If you answered YES to these questions, then

let’s get started

It’s very important that you take away useful information to get started in your preparation

for singing competitions, song contests, festivals and auditions

Winning is a really important topic. I’m going to give you everything I can in the time we

have together, and then tell you how you can get more help from me at the end of our

session

Who am I?

Who are you?

Benjamin OxleyAuthor of Sing To WIN

http://www.amazon.com/Sing-To-WIN-Singing-Competitions-ebook/dp/B00JDAR6CI/ref=sr_1_3?

ie=UTF8&qid=1396515427&sr=8-3&keywords=sing+to+win

After 25 years as a professional singer, working with The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra,

Netherlands Opera, English National Opera and Opera Australia, I was in charge of running a major singing competition here in Australia.

Ben with actress Dame Elizabeth Taylor and Michael Jackson

5 Steps to singing competition success

Ben with famous Australian soprano Dame Joan Sutherland

Ben Oxley, tenor and author of Sing TO WIN

My wife Cheryl had been a competition winner when we met. She was selected as

the Australian representative for The Metropolitan Opera Finals in New York. She won many other competitions and awards.

I realised that there were very few resources to help young singers pursue a professional

career through song contests and scholarships. Many winners, but not the

information in one place.

Australian singers have featured in several big competitions overseas. The Paris Opera

Competition, Neue Stimmen International Singing Competition, and Obraztsova International

Competition Of Young Opera Singers were won by Australians. That could be you!

What I have found is that there is something that follows winners. Want to know what it is?

Can you guess?

SUCCE$$

Seriously, you can see patterns of progress in winners’ ways. I think of it like this:

Success leaves traces. You can follow winners better when you know

what has made them winners.

This is not a new way to sing. You don’t need to fire your teacher or coach. Just think about

what it will take to become number one. Again and again and again.

We will cover

1. bad habits and what can go wrong

2. how to take control in your preparation

3. a system that wins

1. bad habits and what can go wrong

- musical (not counting, late entries, rushing when nervous)- physical- emotional

1. bad habits and what can go wrong- musical - physical (cramped posture, hands shake, dry mouth)- emotional

1. bad habits and what can go wrong

- musical- physical- emotional (too overwhelmed to perform well, can’t smile and acknowledge audience, not ‘present’ in performance

How do you overcome these bad habits? Fear versus Competence + Confidence Panic versus practice + performance

What do you practice?

When you start learning a new song, which part do you look at first? Words or music?

When you read a book, do you sneak a look at the end to see how it will finish?

Right brain = words Left brain = music

Whole brain = whole performance

2. how to take control in your preparation - find out what winners do- use their strategies - refine them for your success

2. how to take control in your preparation- find out what winners do(song choice, dress for success, complete preparation)- use their strategies - refine them for your success

2. how to take control in your preparation- find out what winners do- use their strategies(they may work for you, they may work once but not again, you may need to develop your own)- refine them for your success

2. how to take control in your preparation- find out what winners do- use their strategies- refine them for your success(mindmap, list all your needs, who is helping you)

3. a system that wins - proven winning system - works for any voice and any style - saves time and effort

3. a system that wins - proven winning system(success stories, judges view, interview) - works for any voice and any style - saves time and effort

3. a system that wins - proven winning system - works for any voice and any style (Tenor winner, Soprano winner, not the favourite) - saves time and effort

3. a system that wins - proven winning system - works for any voice and any style - saves time and effort (follow plan, keep healthy, allow for changes)

3. a system that wins - proven winning system - works for any voice and any style - saves time and effort

So maybe you want to win the competitions this year and you’re not sure what it takes, or how to go about it …

It may be that this would be the first big competition for you or possibly you want to win the prize money to allow you to study further or work at a higher level. Whatever it is, it may be because you …

You just want to win and haven’t cracked it yet. I know when I was starting out like you, I found it was very hard to find the answers to figure out what works best, what to look out for, and what to wear. You can laugh, but your look is very important.

Then I came to realise that having a system or plan I could follow was what I needed to win at the highest level and be respected for taking a professional approach to what was the start of my career. So I asked …

… one of my students I work with how things had changed after knowing how to win. He now knows what it takes to prepare to win after winning two top competitions last year. Another young lady said she can’t believe how easily she can do it. But what about you?

Questions?

That one thing…

Like to discover how to win singing competitions or song contests?

Click “YES” in the Messages at the side of your screen and I’ll email you details of:

5 Steps to singing competition success

and we’ll get things started right away!

Preparing To WinA course in 3 sessions

Preparing To Win1. Your best song choice

- examples 2. Understanding your habits

overcoming your bad habits 3. Reinforcing good habits

- what you can discover from winners

Preparing To WinSession 1: Your best song choiceTuesday 8 April 8pm Winning song choices Week 2: Understanding your habitsThursday 10 April 8pm Overcoming your bad habits Week 3: Reinforcing good habitsTuesday 15 April 8pm - discover what wins

Just $79

I had a meeting this week with a young singer who is raising funds for orphans in Cambodia. She is

taking some of her prize money and giving back to a cause that is dear to her heart. This is something that I’m passionate about - giving back! Give and it

will be given to you …

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Preparing To WinSession 1: Your best song choiceTuesday 8 April 8pm Winning song choices Session 2: Understanding your habitsThursday 10 April 8pm Overcoming your bad habits Session 3: Reinforcing good habitsTuesday 15 April 8pm - discover what wins

Just $79

Like to discover how to win singing competitions or song contests? Click “YES” in the Messages at the side of your screen and I’ll email you details of:5 Steps to singing competition success

… and we’ll get things started right away!

“I’m Ben Oxley from HowToWinSingingCompetitions.com and I want to thank you for taking time to watch this, and I look forward to working with you!”