I just had the unpleasant experience of having a panic attack in the
middle of my first 'real' audition. I expected to be nervous, but not
this, especially since I've never had anything close to a panic attack
before performing, speaking in public, etc.
I suppose the good news is that I was allowed to take a short break and
go again. I got through the aria ok the second time around, but was
short of breath on most of the medium to long phrases.
Anyway, I have two questions:
1) Is this something that I can expect to happen at future auditions
(i.e., am I predisposed for panic attacks now that it's happened once)?
2) Any tips on how handle my nerves? I don't want another audition
like this.
Ingo
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