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Re: Nerves

To: brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Nerves
From: Nigel Stobbs <ns@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 08:34:42 +1000
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>How does one stop oneself getting the fear?!  and more to the point, >once
one has it, how does one stop ones hands
>shaking?  I can handle the dry mouth and sweaty palms (I had those too)
>but the shakes just spoil your performance.

Don't try to stop it at all.  Just play scared for a while and learn not to
care if you sound like  on the day.  Then if you expect to sound like
 anyway you will desensitize the stress response - there is nothing to
be stressed about if you aren't expecting to play well.  Eventually the
immutable laws of behaviour modifcation will associate playing with
relaxation.  Simple isn't?  (BTW that never works for me......)

Volume.


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References:
- Nerves
  - From: Judith Hayes

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