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Performance anxiety

Author: theorangecat
Date: 2015-09-23 07:12

During weekly chair/playing tests I feel like I am never able to play like I do during practice and end up playing worse than someone I know I am better than. I get extremely nervous and have shaking hands, shaking embouchure (which causes wobbly starts to my notes) and an overall worse tone.

My classmates and teacher always say I'm the best - I was first chair - and that puts a fair amount of pressure on me. I tried not caring, but that didn't work. I do care about my position in band. I read online that taking deep breaths before performances helps. I tried it, and it didn't work for me either (or did I do it wrong?). How can I play perform the same way I practice?

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