by Kathy Unruh
If the idea of playing the guitar in public give you the blues? Stagefright is a common experience among musicians. The hands begin to sweat, wash your face and your stomach feels all those little butterfly tickling your insides. But as a musician, you can also face the music and realize that sooner or later someone will ask you to play something for them. It can be for one person knows, or maybe about 100 people who do not know. Of course you can almost guarantee that will never happen.
But before you start to panic, we'll see if we can analyze why the Stagefright muscian first experience. I was curious to see if this word is in the dictionary, I decided to take it. Here's what I found:
Stagefright - "extreme nervousness heard from a loudspeaker or no experience of speaking before an audience."
It 'a pretty good definition, if it was the fact that even the experts sometimes Stagefright. However, it seems calm when one is exposed to being in front of an audience on a regular basis. This inconsistency or irregularity by a public that is often a factor in case someone experience stage fright.
Another factor that may create a feeling of fear missing. One of the hardest things to do is to do something on the spur of the moment. You are sentenced to a guitar and asked to play something when you do not even have the chance to warm up your chops before! Try jumping into a cold room can be a very difficult undertaking. Your mind runs everything you thought you knew and had memorized only a lapse of memory. You have stumbled on a guitar and begins to feel embarrassed, because everyone is waiting to see what can be done. The tension begins to mount, because it does not seem to produce something useful. Eventually everyone loses interest and begins to talk about something else. This type of situation is a real barrier and can lead to discouragement. But if it happens (or happened) to you, do not be discouraged. This is an important part of the learning process! Must continue to "Break On Through other side."
Playing in front of other guitarists that are better, or perceived as better than you may be a case of stage fright too. If you never attend a "Master Class guitar or a guitar workshop, you'll need is more likely to occur before your peers. In a master class for guitar students are usually invited to perform on stage in front of guitar teacher and other students to follow courses of guitar. After the performance, the other guitar students are invited to critique you. If you've done well, you could be selected, with students from several other guitar perform at a public concert at the end of the program. Talk about pressure!
What can you do to help overcome stage fright? Here are some ideas:
* Take every opportunity you can play the guitar in front of an audience. If your family, your guitar teacher, your friends, whatever-just do it!
* Store something that is easy to play so you can use to facilitate situations yet. This will give you the chance to warm up the riff and also help blunt any nervousness may occur. After you get through the first room, you will probably find it easier to play more things you know.
* Make your strengths and weaknesses. If you take guitar lessons, ask your teacher to evaluate your progress from time to time. Criticizing a piece of music or a song you can play well enough and take to heart their advice. Working to improve your technique. Record Yourself. Do not accept what does not sound good. An effort to change bad habits and reinforce good.
* Finally, be thankful that you have a love for music and desire to learn. Is that why you decided to play the guitar in the first place! Do your best and not compare yourself with others.
So enjoy the process of growth and discovery. The result will take care of himself, of course. Just let it happen. Like you, you might be surprised that it became a beautiful experience!
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