u/Fair_Nectarine_896

Hello, so I recently sang in front of my friends and had a school audition (for a talent show). My friends said that it sounded like I was mumbling.

The first time I sang in front of them was like two days ago on a voice call so when they said that I felt I could take it lightly since my microphone (on my phone) is pretty bad. I have recorded myself on my phone though, and I think I sound decent like a 6/10 or 5/10 😅

Today, I had the audition and my music teacher said I should sing louder/project louder. The song is idontwannabeyouanymore by Billie Eilish for context. I generally do not feel or hear myself mumbling while singing. I know I can sing louder but this song is mostly soft, so I should project more as advised.

The problem is: I'm not really sure how to do that. Does projecting my voice louder stop the mumbling or do I have to work on that separately?

Anyways, advice and answers to some of my questions would be really helpful. Thank you!

I'm performing idontwannabeyouanymore by Billie Eilish at my school's talent show and the song has the word "whore" in it. I know that my school will most likely not allow it since it's a slur but, are there any alternatives I can use or maybe just humming the melody instead? I want it to also fit the meaning of the original line, if possible as well.

(For context) The line is, "Told, A tight dress is what makes you a whore." The next line after is "If I love you was a promise."

I have been thinking about signing up to my school's talent show but I'm not confident enough to do so. Just being up there on a stage in front of my whole school is enough to freak me out, not that it's not normal to freak out about that or anything. I was/am planning to play guitar while singing but I literally do not practice my guitar that often and I'm scared that when I sing, I will badly embarrass myself some sort of way. The deadline for the form is this Friday (May 1st) but I'm still not sure about if I am going to actually turn it in or not (the form).

I'm very indecisive about what song to pick as well. I settled on Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana (rendition from Malia J.), but I feel like I won't do good enough if I am performing it. So, yesterday, I was thinking about changing it to drop dead by Olivia Rodrigo but the song is new so I'm not as familiar with the lyrics.

Anyways, this is giving me a lot of anxiety so advice is extremely wanted and thankful for.