I have to play cello peice in front of my whole church! Help!?

Question

I asked one other place to but anyone my age have problem too??Hi i am a girl whos 12 and i play Cello and on Christmas Eve i have to play with 2 other girls a peice in front of the whole church of people and it will be so full!! Ive played long time but i never play in front of so many before and im already kind of nervous about it Im so worried ill make huge mistake in front of everyone. I've prayed and asked my mom about it and she said to try breatheing really deep but does anyone else know good way to not be nervous in front of others???

Answer 1

First,I would advise you to rehearse the piece until you are fully confident in your ability to play it -- then you'll know that you aren't likely to make a big mistake. As you practice, imagine that you are playing in front of an audience and that you are poised and focused and that the audience loves it -- then go do it for real.

But mistakes do happen and sometimes we make them in front of others. For this, imagine for a moment, what's the worst that will happen? Perhaps some other kids will make fun of you or tease you about it? That's uncomfortable, to be sure, but not the end of the world -- five years from now, likely you would be the only one who even remembered that any of it occurred.

When I was in high school, I played a clarinet solo in a contest and I *did* make a big mistake. What's worse, my nervousness because of the mistake made it impossible to play the rest of the piece well. What happened? There were a couple snickers, I got a less than perfect score in the contest, and ultimately went on with my life with no negative consequences at all. On the other hand, that experience and some others helped me put it all in perspective. Eventually, I worked for awhile as a performing musician, playing in a rock band in front of people on a regular basis . . . and sometimes I made mistakes. When I did, I would simply recover as quickly as possible, keep playing and smile and laugh about it later. It's not that big a thing and it definitely isn't worth all of your worry. If you make a mistake, the less you make of it, the more likely that most people won't even notice it happened. And even if it's a really big mistake that no one could miss, the less you are affected by it, the less fun anyone will find from trying to tease you about it.

Mistakes happen -- Life goes on. Try to leave the worries behind -- instead, smile and enjoy the experience of making music and playing to an audience. It can be a wonderful, exhillarating thing. Don't spoil it with fears over something which may not happen and which is, ultimately, completely unimportant.

Good luck.

- Les

Answer 2

If you find out a good way, let me know. I have to sing for the church Sunday morning!! I am 28 and I haven't sang in front of a big crowd since I was about 13-14. I am nervous too. Good luck honey and I will keep you in my prayers!

Answer 3

ok so i ply the cello also, just remember your fingering, positions, your extentions,and makesure to stay in the same key sig and same time sig, you'll do fine iv learned that playing the cello is much better than singing infront of people.you will do fine, just practice the music dont over practice ok??? i'll pray for ya hun!!! do well

Answer 4

It easily in all probability does harm their listening to and it does worsen their ears because of the fact in the adventure that your in a small room, the cello will echo and could make it quite loud for the chinchilla. i've got faith they have very delicate listening to which makes them pass bonkers. general, i do no longer think of its a reliable thought to try this.

Answer 5

Call the reporters at ABC Primetime. Maybe they'll send a camera crew to your church so the whole country can see you! I know that ABC sometimes does send its Primetime reporters out to cover teenage musicians because they did that with Lynx and Lamb Gaede, who are in the band Prussian Blue. So if you call ABC, maybe they'll do it for you too! Wouldn't that be great?

Answer 6

i used to play cello! I'm 13 now i quit when i was 12 to much pressure from my mom. i used to talk to my friends before a concert. it helped me relax. one time it helped me relax so much i fell asleep before the concert. if you have a radio anywhere around you before you play try taking off you shoes and just dancing. or spinning

Answer 7

Sounds sort of like giving a speech...which scared me too. A friend told me to get up there, take a second and pretend everyone in the audience was in their underwear...it worked...just don't start giggling too much!!!!

Answer 8

i play the viola and yes it does get scary when your preforming but just focus on your peice and if you muck up dont make a big deal out of it just keep playing and you'll do fine

Answer 9

play very quitely