stage fright.

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Happy for ya Theron.
It's always that way. Ya just get into the act, then your time is up.
How did the audience react?
What did you play, acoustic, obo, softshoe?
Did your past experience creep in on you?
How did you feel before, entering the stage, starting, between songs, and exiting?

That's really great you did it. Keep it up and soon you'll look forward to it and have the same nervous feeling, except for different reasons.
Congrats.
 
Great job Theron, I'll be expecting to see you do the national anthem at a Vikking game soon.
 
Badgas
I play acoustic guitar mostly.
the audience consisted mainly of other musicians and they clapped politely. A couple people laughed at my between song banter and the host said I sounded good and write well. He told me to come back any time. I think the place will be a nice gig to get the kinks out and the nerves under control.


Phyilboyd.
My personnal standards don't encompass a Viking venue. Not to mention singing in a dome is hell..hellll....heeellllll.......hellllllll.....

Theron.
 
yes

i've been performin violin, piano, and guitar for a lil while. (not so much guitar as the other 2). Let me tell you, there are a few ways to at least help it out. What they said about focusing in on the music definitely works, you MUST loosen before you play, just go limp, and you can always realize, hey, i'm playing in front of a buncha people i don't know, i don't care what they think (in those cases at least). If you are loose then you are ready.

Preparation is a huge part too, must be solid.
 
I recall starting "Lay Lady Lay" by Bob Dylan....a simple sliding progression down the fret to some open chords. And then I realized I had started it two frets too high. The open chords weren't going to work. Might have caused a tense moment a few years ago, but I just paused and transposed, and continued. Noone noticed (I asked friends on the break). Making mistakes makes you human. A brilliant musician is still a brilliant musician, even when he or she falters. You can't hide your talent, anymore than you can hide your faults - nor should you try. The art is above you, no matter how big you get, and you'll always struggle to approach (never meet) perfection. The main thing is to get across who you really are, and the extent of your love for the craft. The rest is fluff.....enjoy!

Mike Norman
http://www.rmnorman.com
 
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