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knight07 · 11-21-2005, 05:43 PM

Hi, I'm a junior in high school and I love to play trumpet! Someday I would like to make it into a career. One problem that I have, though, is auditioning. Whenever I walk into an audition I start shaking out of nervousness, and my air support decreases, also. This makes my playing sound shaky and my tone airy. I know that I am a really good player when I am not auditioning...my private teacher said that I have the potential to play proffessionally someday. Is there any ways that I can prevent or at least reduce this stress during auditions? I know that this might be a normal thing that a lot of people experience, but I think that if I were not as nervous, I would do much better in my auditions. Thanks!

11-21-2005, 05:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
knight07 New Friend Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 3	Auditions...how can I reduce the stress? Hi, I'm a junior in high school and I love to play trumpet! Someday I would like to make it into a career. One problem that I have, though, is auditioning. Whenever I walk into an audition I start shaking out of nervousness, and my air support decreases, also. This makes my playing sound shaky and my tone airy. I know that I am a really good player when I am not auditioning...my private teacher said that I have the potential to play proffessionally someday. Is there any ways that I can prevent or at least reduce this stress during auditions? I know that this might be a normal thing that a lot of people experience, but I think that if I were not as nervous, I would do much better in my auditions. Thanks!