Linda Fox wrote: >... My second teacher told me, just before I passed, that he thought I waould be a >smashing driver...
I think part of what creates anxiety is that we tend to concentrate on the things we think will go wrong or are afraid will somehow not be as good as the rest of what we are singing instead of the positive.
In other words - if you think something will go wrong, it will... If you think you will be nervous, anxious, etc., you will. But, if you feed yourself positive thoughts and concentrate on the things you do really well - you will be better. That is not to say you shouldn't know the technical things that you have to concentrate on as well.
You have to tell yourself how good you are before you sing - you have to pump yourself up. Remember all the wonderful things people have told you in the past after they've heard you. Remember how well you sang for your teacher, how well you sang in your house, how well you sang in the practice room. This is all you should be concentrating on before you perform.
Try not to evaluate your performance as you are singing - instead, think about the present. After the performance, you can evaluate your performance and identify what worked and what didn't.
Whenever I go into a performance thinking all the good things, remembering to stay in the present and remembering the technical thoughts when they're necessary - I have been very successful.
The more you perform, the better you get at this. So, before your big performance - try to perform your literature in some smaller venues - this also helps tremendously.
Good luck - this is definitely an issue we, as performers, are overcoming every day!
Have a wonderful day!
Lisa M. Nuske Soprano and Voice Teacher Appleton, WI http://home.att.net/~earthbounddiva
You are the music while the music lasts. ~ T. S. Eliot ~
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