how do i overcome my fear of playing an organ in public?

Question

last week i was competting in public and i totally choke. I dont know if i can compete anymore after what happened. what should i do?

Answer 1

Wow. Right up my alley. I've been playing piano for 30 years, since I was 7 years old. Growing up, I was in many competitions and recitals.

Start out small. Ask family and friends to listen to you. Once you have a trusted group as your audience, try to add your friends' friends, siblings' friends, etc. Add more and more people (don't have to be all at once, just different people) until you feel good about playing in front of anyone. In your created audience, have people knowledgeable about music and, if possible, your instrument in particular. Another thing is preparation. The more you practice and the better prepared, the more confidence you'll have and the less likely to "choke."

Good luck! Remember that you play because you want to and because it's fun!

Answer 2

i can write an essay to answer your question but i wont do so here; your problem totally lies in your fear of public performance- public speaking, public presentation and so on. i suggest you run a search on your search engine for professional tips on these topics.

as an aside, i believe in these three Ps; practise, preparation, and projecting confidence. i am sure that you have had a good hand in the first two Ps. but the third one is where you seem to sorely lack. even if you dont feel confident, ACT confident; over time you will own the confidence. how do you do this? ensure your posture is right, and when you get into a mental block- (choking?), BREATHE. most performers always forget to breathe.

last time, when i started performing, i was always so panicky that my face turned red all the time and my hands literally shook. now, i can speak without using any notecards and play music without choking. it can be done. you have to stop telling yourself negative things. if you think you cant do it, then you really cant.

great optimism in this case will come a long way to help you with your public performances. most importantly, ENJOY PERFORMING!

Answer 3

Take in air through your nose, slowly and deeply, then slowly breathe out from your mouth. When you play the organ, just concentrate on the music sheet, like no one else is there. If you hear noises in the back-ground, pretend it's just your TV set left on. Good luck.......If all else fails, imagine your audience is naked, apart from big flowery hats on the men

Answer 4

keep playing in front of people as much as you can so you can get used to it. ANd dont worry about choking...most of the time the audience doesnt notice and (if you believe in God) pray and ask him to help you out. It works trust me

Answer 5

Perfectly natural stage fright. Train well next time and don't look in the eyes of the public look at all of them at once. It will help if you can assume that you're still playing in your room.

Answer 6

Forget about yourself, your failures, and your triumphs.. It's not about you being perfect - it is about touching and living in the genius of the music. When you do that, even if for an instant, everyone knows you won.

Focus on the music. Music is what its all about.

Answer 7

try playing with more and more friends and family.
also if you stay on this sight for a while and tell people what you think of them and their questions you tend to build a little attitude that may help you out their:)
best of luck to you:)

Answer 8

Don't look into the crowd. Imagine you are at home or where ever you practice...alone. Don't be intimidated by others. Know that you are good at what you do, and just do it. Fear is our enemy.

BE CONFIDENT!

Answer 9

Learn to play the drums instead.

Answer 10

have a MONKEY grind it for a while?