Posts Tagged ‘performance anxiety’

Helping Kids Deal with Stage Fright

Tuesday, November 3, 2009
posted by Strumming-Along 11:49 AM

performance-anxietyRod Stewart performed the bulk of his first American concert from behind the safety of a stack of speakers. The Band wrote a song called “Stage Fright” even as some of their members were experiencing it first hand. In short, children aren’t the only ones who deal with . Just like any other phobia, it can be overcome through practice and positive thinking.

The best remedy for stage fright is to know the material backwards and forward. That way, when the lights are dimmed and all eyes are trained on you and your childrens electric guitars, you can leave the work to your muscle memory. Problems might creep in if you are forced to think too much about what you’re doing. Try to live right in the moment without thinking about your surroundings.

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