[iask]

I REALLY want to get into singing or acting... Preferably singing... My friends and I think I have a GREAT voice... I just want to get it out there... How do I get a singing career with no experience? (Besides singing at home... )

[Fr_Chuck]

Start singing, depending on your type of music there is opportunity at nursing homes, at events like the Elks Club, or the VFM or amvets meetings.

Depending on your age, there are open mike nights at many places

[Clough]

There are a number of places where you could sing as mentioned above.

In addition, if you are in school, then you might consider joining the choir or chorus. There would undoubtedly be opportunities to do solo work there.

Another thing that you might consider, is to get yourself involved in a church choir and musical theater productions. You can be part of a larger group first, and then work up to singing solos in front of a congregation in a church. In shows, you might be part of a chorus first, and then work up to point to where you will have a part where you might have a solo or solos in a show. Getting involved with church musical groups can give you opportunity to start making money singing for weddings and funerals. Musical theater productions can get you exposed musically to a lot of people.

If you old enough, maybe there is a dinner theater nearby where you could work. You would have an "in" to possibly being involved in shows there then. Also, in many dinner theaters, the waiters and waitresses might have opportunities to perform in pre-shows to the actual musical that is being performed at the dinner theater.

Your career could branch out from any of the places that have been mentioned in this and the answer above.

[Clough]

Also, if you look down at the bottom of this page, you will see links to questions that have been similar to yours. You might want to click on them and check out the answers. Might be more helpful information there.

I did forget to mention in my first answer to you. If you don't already know how to do it already, learning how to play at least a little on the piano can also help you with your singing and career in it. There have been many times when I have had to plunk out the notes for professional singers that could not do it for themselves. By being able to at least plunk out your part on your own, it saves you time in having to find someone to do it for you.

[Fr_Chuck]

And of course taking singing and music classes is a must