Interested to hear answers - I've been trying to work on this, and thought that the answer would be just to try to feel good -think the audience won't care about how good you are if you don't transmit anything, and focus on feeling confident. Unfortunately just tried to record a tatertube video - which I did put up - and after being completely relaxed, as soon as I put the camera on, started getting the forearm shakes and losing control of speed, accuracy and tone - Nasty business.
2009/6/7 The Holstein Kid <st...@senatorgroup.com.au> > > Howdy friends, > > After reading Rek’s blog the other day, the EGO thing has been on my > mind. After a forced lay-off since Christmas, I got back on the horse > on Saturday night and entertained a paid crowd at a function. > > I really tried to let-go and free myself of any self-consciousness, > but I did find myself trying to perform better and being quite aware > of getting it right. I think that trying to play a tune perfectly > every time can slow me down and an element of cautiousness slips in. > It’s the same when playing for MC on webcam, that live performance > doesn’t seem to come out the same as it does in practice. > > So I was wondering how much easier this gets as the experience builds, > and what % of the practice kicks in for the real deal? I believe that > I’m playing at 80% – 90% of my skill capacity when performing live at > present. Is this just a case of nerves? And what do the pro’s feel > when they prepare and actually perform? Is there still a case of > nerves or is it as comfy as drinking a glass of water? > > I can’t imagine what Tater experiences when he’s stepping on stage > with EC or doing something on national TV! > > Determined….Holstein �� > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Taterbugmando" group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugmando@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
