My D is a HS freshman, been taking dance for 11 years, voice for 7 years, acting off and on, mostly camps. She has no problem performing with confidence, but when it is an audition, for only the singing part, she gets super anxious to the point she can't sing, she can't get anything like the volume she normally has. In choir/ensembles she sings alto mostly, but also soprano and occasionally even tenor. She just auditioned for her HS musical and texted me that she just bombed it again. She practiced a ton, practiced in front of various people, never touches caffeine, reminded herself the auditors are on her side, and tried to avoid "what if I bomb?" thoughts and focused on being positive. She started having this problem in 6th grade when she was having all kinds of dental work done, plus the usual angst of puberty changes in controlling her voice. I am at a loss for how to help her overcome this problem. MT is her passion. Anyone else get a kid past this kind of problem? Obviously, she has to be able to audition if she plans to continue on to college and a professional career.
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