We imperfect human beings might dread performing for all kinds of reasons…
- Fear of not being adequately prepared.
- Fear of making a mistake.
- Fear of being less than perfect.
- Fear of disappointing your audience.
- Fear of disappointing yourself.
- Fear of losing control.
- Fear of freezing up.
- Lack of confidence in one’s abilities.
- Self-consciousness.
- Social Anxiety.
- Playing for the wrong reasons (*)
- Can you think of some others?
(*) Such as an unhealthy emphasis on extrinsic rewards and not enough emphasis on the intrinsic joys of playing music.
learn more… Performance Anxiety: Reasons for Playing
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What is your problem? Assumptions we all struggle with anxiety. Highly annoying. Sort yourselves out. I unsubscribe.
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