Overcoming nerves in a lesson

[Untersatz]

Just imagine your teacher naked during a lesson.

[TubaRay]

Just imagine your teacher naked during a lesson.

"...You know what they say advice on the internet, it's worth exactly what you paid for it...."
--PMeuph

[Eric Fritz]

The best solution for nerves is better preparation. Also remember, your teacher wants to help you. He wants you to succeed so relax and enjoy. Good luck.

[Reptilian]

Just imagine your teacher naked during a lesson.

"...You know what they say advice on the internet, it's worth exactly what you paid for it...."
--PMeuph

You and I should party sometime. They wouldn't be able to handle us.

[elihellsten]

I think lessons is pretty much like going to the doctor. You have to be honest about your flaws, because they're there to help you. Just play as well as you can and take it from there.

[MikeMilnarik]

Practice. Then, practice some more. Once you've done that, practice even more! You'll see the nervousness disappear fairly quickly.

We've all gotten nervous in our lessons with our teachers. The better prepared we are the less worried we will be that we'll hear something we don't like from our teachers and/or the less we will feel like we've let our teacher down.

Practice.

Mike Milnarik

[ScottM]

Dead on. The only time I got nervous for a lesson was when I hadn't practiced.
ScottM

[Buddhatuba]

Check out Dr. Don Greene's book: Performance Success. It's very helpful and has a survey that you can take that helps you identify what specifically makes you nervous. Being prepared is one of the keys to performance success, but it is not the only key Always remember that people want to hear you play well and they want you to enjoy yourself! We play music because we enjoy it, so focus more on the music as you're playing and less on how nervous you might be. You should also always avoid analyzing yourself as you're playing, that will only lead to more mistakes.