There are numerous performers out there of varying skill and experience levels who regularly have to deal with performance anxiety. Finding ways of dealing with anxiety and turning nerves and adrenaline into positive forces in your performance are just as important as great technique and knowing what you’re afraid of is half the battle. Once you’re able to pinpoint the cause of your anxiety, you can take charge of it.

Some common fears you may deal with as a performer are: your voice cracking during a performance, not being able to reach certain notes, feeling or looking stupid in front of friends, forgetting the lyrics of a song, wondering if you will fail or succeed, or even rejection – just to name a few. Once you can name your fear you can take steps to overcome it. When you understand the problem, take the time to deal with the source of your fear as opposed to just the symptoms.

A rush of adrenaline brings about a racing heart. You can duplicate that feeling by running in place until you’re out of breath and then sing your song. When you practice out of breath you will get used to singing phrases where you just want to exhale and quit singing. Breathlessness is similar to what happens when anxiety strikes during the performance. Just take a breath and you will feel it fall into your body. When this happens just realize you can sing even when the heart is pounding relentlessly. It’s not easy, but it is possible.

You may find comforting the knowledge that thousands of other singers face the same icky anxiety you feel right before a performance. Everyone experiences anxiety differently but there are several common symptoms that can surface such as; shaky hands, nausea, butterflies in the stomach, sweaty armpits, the urge to cry, nausea.  an almost an endless list.

If you don’t turn out to be cool as a cucumber in the beginning, don’t worry because the majority of performers out there aren’t either.You should expect to be nervous and jittery because this will allow you to sing through the nerves. In fact, you can use the fight-or-flight excitement of adrenaline coursing through your body to enhance your performance. In the end, if you accept your nerves and take advantage of your adrenaline it will be much easier to push past the anxiety and become a better performer.

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