To really do karaoke, you have to start small and then expand. Serious karaoke enthusiasts treat karaoke like other people treat sports. Through karaoke, they meet new people, improve their own skills and some even use karaoke as a reason to travel. With a little time and effort, you can turn your karaoke appetite into a full-blown hobby.
Instructions
1. Start by practicing your karaoke singing at home. You can purchase karaoke music and equipment from a variety of sources. Develop a number of songs so that you have a repertoire to choose from. Once you're comfortable at home, you can move on to singing in public.
2. Get some friends to sing karaoke with you on your first time in public. Either perform at a party or go to a small, local joint where there isn't a lot of pressure to be spectacular. Before you sing, sit back for awhile and watch other people perform to get a sense of what the karaoke equipment set up is like.
3. Expand your karaoke singing by going to more karaoke bars and clubs. Choose one or two that are your regular haunts and perform there consistently. On other nights, visit new places with new crowds to get used to singing in front of a variety of audiences with a variety of karaoke set ups.
4. Network and make friends in your local karaoke circuit. Find out which clubs hold local contests, which clubs have the best equipment and which clubs have the best music and DJs.
5. Enter a local karaoke contest. As you start to place and win in local contests, expand to regional and then to national competitions.
