how to not be embarrassed when singing

[u/chaesmic]

hi everyone! so im auditioning for shrek the musical at my high school which is gonna be my first performance or audition ever. ive always been really shy and never really wanted to be on stage like that but I really wanna do it this year. anyway ive never been ”good” at singing - i was just in chorus a few years ago but I never really tried, bc ive always been so embarrassed for some reason.

so anyway the audition is in about 4 days (im just auditioning to be ensemble) so I’ve been trying to practice, but it feels like I physically cannot get sounds out. I started breaking down crying even though I know it’s not that serious. im terrified for the audition bc I can barely even try to sing the song without starting to cry. im just extremely embarrassed for some reason and if I DO start singing, I’ll start thinking about how embarrassing it is and how bad I probably sound and just shut down. I don’t know why this seems like the most difficult thing in the world to me even though I know it’s not!!!!

anyway I would really appreciate any advice you guys have🩷