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Originally Posted by Wrighty
Even the thought of playing in front of a third party is enough to start me off.
Peter
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Peter,
I have no desire to play in front of an audience, but I do have to play for my teacher. He's kind and says that he knows that all of his students play better when they're alone than they do in front of him, but still, I'd get frustrated that something I played well at home would be fraught with mistakes in front of him. One day at home I imagined him sitting in front of me. As soon as I did, I started messing up, just as I do in person! I kept practicing, imagining him there, and after awhile, I got better in front of the imaginary teacher as well as the real one!
So now that's what I do and it's made a difference.
So maybe you could try imagining an audience.