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Overcome NERVES & Performance ANXIETY at the piano with Exposure Therapy!
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🎹 Struggling with performance anxiety, stage fright, or nerves at the piano? In this video, we dive deep into how to overcome performance anxiety using "exposure therapy" — a proven method that helps pianists of all levels build confidence by consistently performing in a variety of settings. Whether you're playing for friends, family, in recitals, at concerts, or in unfamiliar venues, exposing yourself to diverse audience types, different pianos, and a variety of environments can dramatically reduce anxiety and improve your stage presence.

🎵 This video is ideal for piano students, piano teachers, and musicians seeking to improve their mental approach to performing. We'll explore actionable strategies for building confidence, handling adrenaline, and mastering your nerves so you can perform your best under pressure.

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@Brian-L

3 months ago

My piano teacher booked monthly mini-recitals with the memory care wing of a local senior housing facility during their dinner time. When I shared my performance anxiety with her, she responded with “most of this audience doesn’t remember five minutes ago, so you will always be a great performer in their mind.”
Find a senior facility to practice/ perform at for exposure therapy, they really enjoy listening and they are a fantastic audience, regardless of your level.

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@RyanLinares

3 months ago

Church, retirement homes, friends, recording yourself, etc. You need many run throughs bc you never know what willgo wrong. You need to work the kinks out! Great vid Josh!

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@mbcraig2

3 months ago

I really loved vocal performance and the energy I felt with the audience. But I dreaded juries where I would be graded, and auditions where I had to compete against other singers or go through a selection process. And sometimes you will not perform on stage unless you are selected through an audition. Eventually, to confront my fears, I signed up for as many auditions as I could, in NYC even when I didn’t want the part. Soon, I found that I enjoyed auditions and looked forward to them❤

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@ThePianoRoomBangalore

3 months ago

Thank you Josh for this wonderful
Video! I am a piano teacher here in India and I have my student recital coming up next month . About 65 students of mine will be performing on the stage! This video really helps !

Greetings from India ❤

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@ClassicalNewbee

3 months ago

🙏 Thank you .

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@MRC5981

3 months ago

Thank you for sharing such valuable information. This topic is so important for those of us performing or trying to get back into shape for performance.

As a piano teacher, I often find that adult students can be resistant to the detailed prep work that’s so necessary—working out tricky passages, fixing fingering, and consistently counting for rhythm. It’s tough to tell them they’re not quite ready, and that they really need to internalize all the details before performing. Many hope that just “getting out there” or more exposure will be enough.

My question is: what do you think is the right balance between detailed preparation and performance exposure? And how can we, as teachers, tell the difference between performance issues that are due to lack of preparation versus anxiety? Often, students think anxiety is the main reason things fall apart on stage (or even in lessons), but I feel many still need more thorough prep work. Many adult students also seem to struggle with impatience in their studies.

I hope I’m explaining myself clearly—any feedback or advice would be greatly appreciated.

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@radmilamikulic1290

3 months ago

Vielen lieben Dank für ihre Mühe ❤🎉

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@michaelsmith697

3 months ago

My teacher has monthly concerts and made all of us students perform from memory. If you needed music, you didn’t perform. That was we worked at it and improved our memory work and performing confidence. Of course, the memory prep was another important lesson in itself and not simply guess touch memory.

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@michaelsmith697

3 months ago

Absolutely true!

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@shenp

3 months ago

Solid advice, thank you!

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