Tips to Settle Piano Performance and Exam Anxiety

Piano performance anxiety is a manifestation of certain beliefs that your student holds.Some of these thoughts might be: Fear of failure Fear of judgement or criticismMessing up in front of their peers Expectations on how their performance should go Thinking that the performance must be a perfect renditionNot trusting in their abilitiesThere might also be some aspects of the performance or exam itself that might make your student feel nervous, such as:How prepared your student is Experience level of performingHow many people will watch the performance?Length of the performance – if a student has a 20-minute recital, this will be very different from a 1-minute performance.Context of the performance - for example, performing for an examiner would be very different to playing just for their family.Getting to the root thoughts of anxiety with your student can be really revealing and a good place to start.Find out more about membership at vibrantmusicteaching.com.