Realize that the audience wants you to be successful… and not in a selfish way… not as if they demand to be entertained…
… and not in the sense that they expect perfection.
What they really want is to enjoy life and to connect with something authentic beyond the routine and predictable.
So, let them know that they are welcome and appreciated… and that you are happy and excited to be there and to share your love of music.
Be sociable before, during, and after the performance. Every human connection you make will put both you and your audience at ease and set the stage for something special and real to happen.
A genuine smile, a firm handshake, sincere eye contact, and a nod of recognition primes the environment to be open and accepting rather than intimidating and impersonal.
After all, isn’t music, at its best, about uniting us in common purpose to something bigger than ourselves?
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