| I agree whole heartedly with you in respect to being prepared. In my case I enjoy "performing" in front of people. I've given presentations before, but my first presentation I thought I was going to faint. It really shocked me because I like being the center of attention! :) But I like being the center of attention when I know what I'm doing! It became easier and easier the more I did it. The trumpet playing is a little different because I don't have that much "solo" performace time under my belt. I play at church just about every Sunday and Wednesday and I do fine in the group, but ask me to do a solo and my knees shake, my mouth is dry etc.
I did have an opportunity to do a solo on a recording, and man was that fun! It was only an 8 measure solo, but it was a great experience. I did fine there because no one was infront of me. It may have been also that I knew if I messed up I could do it again.
The trumpet is like a gun, once you pull the trigger you can't call the bullet back so you better get it right the first time. I think that's where my fright comes from. Oh no, what if I mess up!?!
Thanks for your comments,
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