Stage Fright. Why Am I So Scared? What Can I do?

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You are not alone if you suffer from what we have come to know as stage fright. I do not believe I can recall any

accomplished musician saying they are not nervous at all before a performance. Many are actually terrified and get physically

sick prior to a concert. This basis for this is actually a good motivation, we want to be good, we want to be accepted. That

is a good thing but being debilitated by stage fright is not. There are some effective ways of dealing with this condition.

The most effective way to manage the phenomenon of stage fright is constant performance. For some this may not be possible or

you may just be starting out and you are struggling at the starting gate, so to speak. If you are just starting out and

cannot even imagine performing in front of people yet, find a friendly audience that will accept you no matter what, your

family! Perhaps you can pick one to three songs to perform and set it up just like a regular performance; a certain time etc.

Have the chairs set out for your family, maybe some refreshments and so forth. It may sound silly, but you will be nervous

even though you know they will accept you no matter what you do. When you perform for them try not to talk to them as they

were your family, but make it a little "impersonal" if you will. Pretend they are an audience of strangers. If you make a

mistake, keep going .This is very good practice. You will always make mistakes in your life as a musician so get used to it.

You need to learn to "roll with it" or even sometimes make something out of it. This can lead also to improvisational

opportunities, but we will discuss that in another lesson. Once this little "concert" is over you will feel a sense of

accomplishment. Even if you made a mistake or two, you will feel good about what you have done. I guarantee it! Now you need

to continue to build on these performances. Do them more often, invite the neighbours but do not get too comfortable either.

you must continue to stretch your self. If you have a teacher for your instrument, the chances are good that they hold

concerts for the families of their students. Participate in these. It will do you a world of good! Once you are past the

first stage of performing and are on to performing for larger groups of strangers, there are some other ways of dealing with

stage fright. Practice, practice, practice. You must know your piece or pieces of music backwards and forwards if you are to

be truly prepared. Even if you do not have to memorize the piece you must know it very well. Memorizing is also for another

lesson, but suffice it to say you must constantly practice to overcome any technical limitations on your performance, then

you can more easily deal with stage fright as a separate issue. You may have a very real reason to be afraid if you do not

know your music! Now the day of the performance I think it is best not to practice very much at all. You can wear yourself

out and "peak" too early. If you are a singer like I am for example, you can over practice and sound perfect two hours prior

to performance but be worn out by the time the concert is here. Just rest a lot and go over the music in your mind. Warm up,

to be sure, but only that. If you know your music you should be fine. I like to take a nap before a performance so I can be

rested. If I cannot actually sleep, then just laying down for 30 minutes or so seems to help. Now when you take the stage,

remember all of the work you have done, tell yourself, " I am prepared, I can do this! You will be amazed at what you can do

if you believe in yourself. Be not afraid!

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