| I once had a student who had terrific stage fright. I consulted with my dear departed artistic director boss, who had me do the following: at the beginning of every lesson I was to find her and we would grab whoever wasn't busy for five minutes and have the student play something, anything, short and not too difficult for five minutes in front of people. It was a rocky road at first but after about six months he got over it and felt much more relaxed and natural. He's at Yale now.
Michael McLaughlin
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Benjamin Franklin
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