Other people tend to shy away and feel very nervous when their piano performance is about to take place. If you are within this group of people that I am talking about, read on the few easy tips and be worry free as you hit the piano keys. These easy tricks can help you erase the fear that you are feeling during your performance.



Always practice well enough for you to be able to apply it in your performance. Remember, the way that you practice will also be the way you will perform. What you have practiced will serve as your “default setting”, the routine and the habit that you will always carry with you everytime you play. You are readying yourself for the next performance after every practice you make, be it in your church or in an important family gathering. The spectators will be able to see the habits and skills you have developed during the practice. So, it is vital to be serious in all your practice and observe proper piano playing habits like good posture and hand positions.

You need to handle the stress you are feeling of making mistakes and being in front of a large audience before the actual performance or recital comes. You can deal with your stress in many ways. Just for example, if you are about to play in front of some close friends and relatives, you have to tell them that you may make some mistakes during playing the piano because you are anxious. This will make you feel more comfortable and relaxed during the performance because you are no longer worried if you can make some errors. You'll see the it can become a great reliever of pressure. You can also get to learn the method like yoga and other self-calming exercises if you are playing in your church or an important event.

Begin to feel the music before starting off when you are preparing for a piano performance. Getting connected with music is very crucial so you need to play piano that is coming deep within your heart. If you do so, you will feel it in every performance you will make and it will really show in front of the large spectators. Playing piano is more of making the audience feel every note you hit not only merely to let them hear the music. This draws the line between a regular piano player and a great one.

Keep in mind that when you prepare for a piano performance, you are the one that is worried, but your spectators aren't. Before sitting down in front of the piano, you need to feel the music within and you making some errors during an informal event is acceptable. Decide on what piece you are going to play and visualize yourself while you are performing. You will not have any hassles about making wonderful music if you consider every practice you make a grand performance. Be serious in your practice and everything will go smoothly.