| Yep... that's where vibrato comes from... FEAR!!!!
Seriously, first you have to know your piece so well that there is no question about the music. Second... you have to get "out front" and perform, perform, perform. Start off with "friendly" audiences.... Church is a great place for this... family events, any place where they are going to be positive and supportive. Believe me... the musicians in the audience will sympathize with you and the others will wonder where you got the guts to get up there and do it.
Eventually you'll accept that the audience is your friend, not your enemy, not your judge and jury. Then it will be fun. |