Ten Years in an Empty Orchestra Pit: A Relatively Sympathetic Observer's Guide to Karaoke--Pt. III

monitor, even if that means you're serenading a TV screen rather than an audience. Not only does the monitor display the lyrics for you, it also highlights each word at just the right moment. Still, you'd be surprised how quickly that moment passes, and if you wait for a word to be highlighted before you sing it, you will consistently fall one beat behind, and you will leave the stage awash in pity applause, which is far worse than catcalls or even silence. So it's always best to practice first.

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