My Story of Overcoming Performance Anxiety

<p>So, tell me if you&apos;re going to relate any of this:<br/><br/>You want to go play at a public jam session, but you&apos;re kind of just afraid that you&apos;re not going to sound good and you&apos;re afraid of what the other jazz musicians are going to think of you and your playing.<br/><br/>Or, you go up to perform and all the eyes staring back at you make you tremble, make you clam up, and in general, it&apos;s just an incredibly uncomfortable experience that doesn&apos;t allow you to actually have fun performing and playing jazz.<br/><br/>Well, in today&apos;s episode, I&apos;m going to share with you my personal experience with performance anxiety, whether it be for a crowd of people or in front of your peers, and how I&apos;ve dealt with it and hopefully, you can learn a little bit from my story as well.<br/><br/><b>In this episode:<br/></b><br/>1.  Why we need to overcome performance anxiety<br/>2.   When I started experiencing performance anxiety <br/>3.   How jazz playing intensified my performance anxiety<br/>4.   Factors that gradually helped me overcome my performance anxiety <br/>5.   The best mindset for improving long-term as a musician<br/><b><br/>Important Links:</b><br/><a href='https://members.learnjazzstandards.com/op/learn-jazz-standards-the-smart-way-podcast-funnel/'>Free Guide to learning standards by ear: Learn Jazz Standards the Smart Way</a><br/><a href='https://members.learnjazzstandards.com/sp/inner-circle-sales-page-podcast-direct/'>LJS Inner Circle Membership</a><br/><a href='https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/ljs-podcast/'>Listen to the Learn Jazz Standards Podcast</a><br/><br/></p><p>Get 50% off your first month of Learn Jazz Standards Inner Circle membership: <a href="https://members.learnjazzstandards.com/sp/inner-circle-sales-page-podcast-direct/">CLICK HERE</a></p>