BE PREPARED!
Learn your music thoroughly and rehearse until you are comfortable.
Practice playing through the entire piece.
Record yourself and critique your own playing.
Give practice performances for your friends.
Try to practice or rehearse where the performance will take place.
Go through bowing and other details with your teacher.
BEFORE THE CONCERT
Eat lightly before you play.
Find out what is appropriate to wear for each concert or recital.
Make sure your instrument is in good repair.
Get there in plenty of time to warm up.
Warm up slowly and carefully.
Go through your music in your mind while you are waiting to play.
BREATHE DEEPLY before the performance!
ON STAGE
Act confident even if you don’t feel that way.
Smile at your audience and bow
Keep breathing.
Make sure to tune carefully.
Make sure not to hide behind your stand.
If you tap your foot, do it so it does not distract (quietly and inside your shoe).
CONCENTRATE ON THE MUSIC!
TRY SOME OF THESE TIPS FOR OVERCOMING STAGE FRIGHT
Breathe deeply.
Pretend you are a famous player or a player you admire.
Share the music you like with the audience.
Feel that your audience is routing for you.
Concentrate on the music and shut out the audience and your thoughts.
Pretend the music was just written and you are the first one to play it.
Focus on the page if you are playing with music.
Listen to yourself play; focus on beautiful sound and expression.
Play to someone in particular in the audience.
Act confident.
PERFORM OFTEN.