Dear Sleepy Rosie,

I hope that your debut goes well (or should I have said "break a leg"?).

I'm sure you'll do fine and that if you do make the odd mistake everyone will be extremely tolerant. You're obviously putting a lot of work into your singing - keep it up - singing in public really does get easier with practice (practice, practice, practice).

Why not set yourself a target of dispensing with the notes after a few sessions? And then go on to slightly more difficult songs and/or tunes etc. Also try and record and listen to yourself.

Finally, learn how to take criticism (the constructive kind, of course). Workshops, providing that they're well run, are an excellent way of improving your singing, but you need to approach them in the right frame of mind - open and receptive to new ideas but not 'thin-skinned' and defensive.